Eye health and vision have widespread and profound implications for many aspects of life,
health, sustainable development, and the economy. Yet nowadays, many people, families …

Purpose: Cataract is the leading cause of blindness and cataract surgical rate (CSR) is used
as a proxy indicator of access to cataract services in a country. The aim of this study was to …

Preferred Practice Pattern® guidelines are developed by the Academy's H. Dunbar Hoskins
Jr., MD Center for Quality Eye Care without any external financial support. Authors and …

This literature review is aimed at the evaluation of the potential for cataract prevention in
Europe. It was performed using PubMed with Mesh and free‐text terms. Studies included …

Background Cataract is the second leading cause of visual impairment and the first of
blindness globally. However, for the most populous country, China, much remains to be …

At this time, the real start of the new century let alone the new millennium, it is a good time to
reflect on where we have been in terms of the prevention of blindness and where we are …

Context Visual impairment is a known risk factor for fractures. Little is known about the
association of cataract surgery with fracture risk. Objective To determine the association of …

Health care economic analyses are becoming increasingly important in the evaluation of
health care interventions, including many within ophthalmology. Encompassed with the …

Femtosecond laser–assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) putatively offers several advantages
over conventional phacoemulsification. We review the current status of FLACS and discuss …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the cost-effectiveness of cataract surgery worldwide and to
compare it with the cost-effectiveness of comparable medical interventions. DESIGN: Meta …