Effective cataract surgical coverage in India: Evidence from 31 districts

Autor: Vivek Gupta, Praveen Vashist, S Sarath, Noopur Gupta, Suraj Singh Senjam, Pallavi Shukla, Sumit Grover, B R Shamanna, Rajshekhar Vemparala, Meenakshi Wadhwani, Amit Bhardwaj, Promila Gupta, Jeewan S Titiyal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2025
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 72, Iss Suppl 4, Pp S650-S657 (2025)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0301-4738
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DOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2835_23
Popis: Background: Effective Cataract Surgical Coverage (eCSC) is a core outcomes domain indicator to assess accessibility and quality of eye care services with limited available information. Purpose: To generate baseline estimates of eCSC for India. Methods: We performed the analysis of data pooled from Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness surveys conducted in 31 districts of India during 2015-2019 among persons aged 50+ years. eCSC was calculated at various thresholds, the primary being operable cataract at best corrected visual acuity
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