The eye care sector is well positioned to contribute to the advancement of universal health
coverage within countries. Given the large unmet need for care associated with cataract and …

Glaucoma is a mixed group of optic neuropathies that lead to irreversible visual field loss
and blindness if left untreated. It is estimated that 3.5% of the global population aged 40 to …

The global all-ages prevalence of epidemiologically-measured 'functional'presbyopia was
estimated at 24.9% in 2015, affecting 1.8 billion people. This prevalence was projected to …

Background Cataract is a leading cause of blindness and vision impairment globally.
Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed operations worldwide, but good …

Background Cataract is the leading cause of blindness globally. Effective cataract surgical
coverage (eCSC) measures the number of people in a population who have been operated …

Objective Monitoring health outcomes disaggregated by socioeconomic position (SEP) is
crucial to ensure no one is left behind in efforts to achieve universal health coverage. In eye …

Objective. To determine the prevalence and causes of vision loss and calculate the effective
cataract surgery coverage (eCSC) in adults aged 60 years and older in Latin America and …

Background Travel time can be used to assess health services accessibility by reflecting the
proximity of services to the people they serve. We aimed to demonstrate an indicator of …

Abstract Background/Objective To determine the prevalence of visual impairment (VI),
uncorrected refractive errors (URE), and effective refractive error coverage among …

Objective To determine the prevalence, causes and risk factors associated with visual
impairment (VI) in the Nirmal district of Telangana, India, using extended Rapid Assessment …