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pro vyhledávání: '"Blindness/prevention and control"'
Publikováno v:
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol 79, Iss 3, Pp 222-226 (2001)
Blindness and visual impairment have far-reaching implications for society, the more so when it is realized that 80% of visual disability is avoidable. The marked increase in the size of the elderly population, with their greater propensity for visua
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0ea128a8014543f0be5b3162e35cad0f
Autor:
West Sheila, Sommer Alfred
Publikováno v:
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol 79, Iss 3, Pp 244-248 (2001)
The impact of visual loss has profound implications for the person affected and society as a whole. The majority of blind people live in developing countries, and generally, their blindness could have been avoided or cured. Given the current predicti
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/60ac49c4ff9b4fd2b3cb4e87a3fb2c88
Autor:
Gilbert Clare, Foster Allen
Publikováno v:
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol 79, Iss 3, Pp 227-232 (2001)
The major causes of blindness in children vary widely from region to region, being largely determined by socioeconomic development, and the availability of primary health care and eye care services. In high-income countries, lesions of the optic nerv
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/891c6a409fb74fed9972c89ce44e754a
Autor:
Paul Courtright, Susan Lewallen
Publikováno v:
Community Eye Health Journal, Vol 22, Iss 70, Pp 17-19 (2009)
In the last decade, there has been increasing evidence that women are affected by blindness and visual impairment to a much greater degree than men. A systematic review of global population-based blindness surveys carried out between 1980 and 2000 sh
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/a575f2914e324234bdda29a1fa090fbd
Autor:
Shawn Barnes
Publikováno v:
Community Eye Health Journal, Vol 22, Iss 70, p s01 (2009)
Initiating a community eye health programme in an unfamiliar culture and language can be a daunting task. This report focuses on an underutilised resource for community eye health: American Peace Corps volunteers.
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c8b5cdc84e754f5ca36f19b42767bdf0
Autor:
Wondu Alemayehu, Amir Bedri Kello
Publikováno v:
Community Eye Health Journal, Vol 23, Iss 74, Pp 58-59 (2010)
Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Corneal scarring, which causes trachoma related blindness, occurs when the upper eyelashes are turned inward and rub on the eye (cornea). This is called trichiasis, and if the lid margi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/186d586e09d744808ffc17ccee87ac4c
Autor:
Gopa Kothari
Publikováno v:
Community Eye Health Journal, Vol 22, Iss 70, Pp 20-21 (2009)
In the slums and rural areas of India, visual impairment, blindness, and childhood blindness are usually more prevalent.In order to improve the eye health of children and the community in these areas, it is important to understand the influence women
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/06295467c66a484eae376ca40f935b52
Autor:
Haddad D.
Publikováno v:
Community Eye Health Journal, Vol 23, Iss 73, p 38 (2010)
n 1997, the World Health Organization formed the Global Alliance to Eliminate Blinding Trachoma by 2020 (GET 2020), a coalition of governmental, non-governmental, research, and pharmaceutical partners. In 1998, the World Health Assembly urged member
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0514002553b44fc0bd5d160787445144
Autor:
Paul Courtright
Publikováno v:
Community Eye Health Journal, Vol 22, Iss 70, p 30 (2009)
In many settings, women make up a sizeable part of the eye health workforce, whether as distributors of ivermectin for onchocerciasis control, surgeons for trichaisis, ophthalmic nurses and nurse assistants, cataract surgeons, or ophthalmologists. Th
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d37dae963c20494cb847a8250d932644
Autor:
Cachia Markham, Mark, Mercieca, Franco
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare eye infection commonly misdiagnosed as herpes simplex or fungal keratitis. Failure to include it in the differential diagnosis in any contact lens wearer with the typical features of an eye infection, results in a del
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=od______3549::4e2fbaf15e68cdbfd89c0b07b5b51724
