[HTML][HTML] Global trends in blindness and vision impairment resulting from corneal opacity 1984–2020: A meta-analysis
Topic We provide global estimates of the prevalence of corneal blindness and vision
impairment in adults 40 years of age and older and examine the burden by age, sex, and …
impairment in adults 40 years of age and older and examine the burden by age, sex, and …
Antibiotics for trachoma
JR Evans, AW Solomon, R Kumar… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Trachoma is the world's leading infectious cause of blindness. In 1996, WHO
launched the Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma by the year 2020, based on …
launched the Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma by the year 2020, based on …
Synthesis of findings from the literature and a qualitative research study on the impacts of gender, disability, and ethnicity in Neglected Tropical Diseases programs
JK Arney, MK Headland, AM Bertone… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Act to End NTDs| West, a USAID-funded program that supports national
governments to eliminate or control five neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in West Africa …
governments to eliminate or control five neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in West Africa …
Prevalence of and risk factors for trachoma in Oromia regional state of Ethiopia: results of 79 population-based prevalence surveys conducted with the global …
B Bero, C Macleod, W Alemayehu, S Gadisa… - Ophthalmic …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To complete the baseline trachoma map in Oromia, Ethiopia, by determining
prevalences of trichiasis and trachomatous inflammation–follicular (TF) at evaluation unit …
prevalences of trichiasis and trachomatous inflammation–follicular (TF) at evaluation unit …
Equity and blindness: closing evidence gaps to support universal eye health
Abstract Purpose: The World Health Organization Program for the Prevention of Blindness
adopted the principles of universal health coverage (UHC) in its latest plan, Universal Eye …
adopted the principles of universal health coverage (UHC) in its latest plan, Universal Eye …
Model-based geostatistics enables more precise estimates of neglected tropical-disease prevalence in elimination settings: mapping trachoma prevalence in Ethiopia
Background As the prevalences of neglected tropical diseases reduce to low levels in some
countries, policymakers require precise disease estimates to decide whether the set public …
countries, policymakers require precise disease estimates to decide whether the set public …
Using model-based geostatistics for assessing the elimination of trachoma
M Sasanami, B Amoah, AN Diori, A Amza… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Trachoma is the commonest infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Efforts
are being made to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem globally. However, as …
are being made to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem globally. However, as …
[HTML][HTML] Why are we addressing gender issues in vision loss?
P Courtright, S Lewallen - Community eye health, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Community Eye Health Journal is sent free to applicants from low-and middle-income
countries. French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese translations are available and a …
countries. French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese translations are available and a …
Sex, gender and blindness: a new framework for equity
L Doyal, RG Das-Bhaumik - BMJ open ophthalmology, 2018 - bmjophth.bmj.com
Four-fifths of all blind or vision impaired people live in middle-income and low-income
countries with the African region and parts of Asia and the Middle East bearing the heaviest …
countries with the African region and parts of Asia and the Middle East bearing the heaviest …