Population-based assessment of barriers for uptake of eye care services among elderly people: Findings from rapid assessment of visual impairment studies from Telangana, India

Population-based assessment of barriers for uptake of eye care services among elderly people: Findings from rapid assessment of visual impairment studies from Telangana, India

Purpose: To report the barriers for seeking eye care among the elderly population aged ≥60 years with avoidable vision impairment (VI) in the South Indian state of Telangana. Methods: A total of 3640 participants aged ≥60 years were recruited using cluster-random sampling. Demographic information, i...

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Main Authors: Srinivas Marmamula, Vijay K Yelagondula, Thirupathi R Kumbham, Satyabrahmanandam Modepalli, Ratnakar Yellapragada, Sanjana Avula, Jill Keeffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
barriers
elderly
population-based study
telangana
visual impairment
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=5;spage=1749;epage=1753;aulast=Marmamula

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