Journal articles: 'Community Eye Health'

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Tovey, Frank. "Book Review: Community Eye Health." Tropical Doctor 26, no. 2 (1996): 94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004947559602600229.

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Dart, J. K. "Eye disease at a community health centre." BMJ 293, no. 6560 (1986): 1477–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.293.6560.1477.

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Gilbert, Rose M., Ann Rawlings, Michael S. Dixon, Ana Rita Gonçalves de Pinho, and Tadhg Caffrey. "Eating for Eye Health: Engaging patients with dry age-related macular degeneration in community cookery to support lifestyle change and positive health." Research for All 3, no. 2 (2019): 129–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.18546/rfa.03.2.02.

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There are limited treatment options available upon diagnosis of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in older people, which progressively threatens central vision and quality of life. Community engagement has the potential to support 'positive health' of individuals with untreatable eye conditions. Eating for Eye Health is an award-winning public-engagement project that aims to raise awareness of research suggesting that nutrition might help protect against progression of AMD and to encourage patients to cook and eat antioxidant-rich food in a community environment. The project engaged patients who had a diagnosis of dry AMD through a focus group and a community cookery day organized in partnership with the healthy food outlet, Pod, and the Manor Gardens Community Kitchen Project, Islington, London. A focus group highlighted participants' potential barriers to engagement with research about lifestyle modification and identified that a co-designed community cookery project could help to address unmet needs for support. Individuals with dry AMD reported increased levels of confidence in cooking skills after participating in the community cookery day. The combination of these methods within the context of AMD highlights how a focus on patient needs and expectations can establish and grow mutually beneficial relationships. There is potential for Eating for Eye Health, or similar community kitchen approaches, to be implemented within the community setting through NHS 'social prescribing' initiatives. In conclusion, Eating for Eye Health is unique in its combination of elements of community consultative and collaborative forms of engagement. These methods could be adopted as part of Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) in local health policy development in the community.

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Shrestha, Poonam, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Diwa Hamal, and Afaque Anwar. "Awareness of eye donation among eye health workers." Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences 5, no. 1 (2018): 16–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpahs.v5i1.24036.

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Introductions: To assess the level of awareness and willingness of eye donation among eye health workers and compare it among the two institutes, one with cornea transplant services and other without cornea transplant services.  Methods: This was comparative, questionnaire based, cross- sectional study under taken among eye health workers in two institutes. The questionnaire contained questions on demographic details, their awareness on eye donation, reasons for donating and not donating eyes by people as perceived by them, their intention to donate eyes and source of information. The responses were compared and statistically analyzed using chi-square test.  Results: Of the 178 participants 132 participants were aware that eye donation was donation of eye after death. The most common source of information about eye donation was from eye professional. It was observed that 107 participants knew that eyes can be donated after death ideally within 6-8 hours of death. 139 respondents believed donated eye gives good sight to blind. Lack of awareness was cited as an important reason for people not donating eyes.  Conclusions: Eye health workers are well aware about eye donation they can be actively involved in eye donation campaigns in community level and can act as counselors for eye donors.

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Nahata, Manak. "Community ophthalmology: from darkness to light “There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand for someone in dark.”." Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology 8, no. 1 (2016): 3–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v8i1.16161.

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Community ophthalmology deals with all aspects of vision covering a wide range of fields for work – Prevention of blindness, conservation of sight, social service, promotion of employment, rehabilitation and recreation of the blind. Community ophthalmology is attracting the attention of ophthalmic world. This delivery of eye care involves preventive, curative, promotive and rehabilitative activities incorporating basic clinical and public health sciences in all its dimensions. It highlights the realignment from individualized care to community based eye care services. Community ophthalmology is seen as a health management approach in preventing eye diseases, lowering eye morbidity or eye morbidity rates and promoting eye health through active community participation at the ground level. Comprehensive eye care services must start where people live and work and such is the thrust of community ophthalmology. Prevention and promotion should begin amongst the people. Nepal J Ophthalmol 2016; 8(15): 3-9

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Cade, Fabiano, João M. Furtado, Luciana de Morais Vicente, et al. "Collaborative care model in community eye health: benefits to Family Health teams." Education for Primary Care 28, no. 5 (2017): 301–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2017.1306723.

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Monaghan, Paul F., Linda S. Forst, Jose Antonio Tovar-Aguilar, et al. "Preventing Eye Injuries Among Citrus Harvesters: The Community Health Worker Model." American Journal of Public Health 101, no. 12 (2011): 2269–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2011.300316.

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Enos, Gary. "Kansas lawmakers eye lottery expansion to boost community mental health care." Mental Health Weekly 27, no. 19 (2017): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mhw.31034.

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Moyegbone, John. "Integration of eye care into primary healthcare tier in Nigeria health system: A case for Delta State." Clinical Medical Reviews and Reports 2, no. 6 (2020): 01–06. http://dx.doi.org/10.31579/2690-8794/038.

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Primary Eye Care (PEC) provides the essential cares of the eyes and visual pathways at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level in order to prevent avoidable visual impairment and blindness. The aim of this study is to review the need for integration of PEC services into PHC in Nigeria healthcare system – with focus oF Delta State. A narrative review approach was used in evaluation of community needs, government and PHC facilities. Published literatures from around the world including in Sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria was done through web search and Mendeley reference library. The evaluations show that there is ability and willingness to integrate PEC into PHC. Yet, there is observable mismatch in capacity vs. opportunity or a knowledge and attitude gap. In Delta State on Nigeria, there appears to be specialist Eye-care providers located in just 24% of the local government areas and absolutely none (zero %) at any PHC facility. In the rural communities, there is the barrier of affordances including problem of access, but the PHC staff can be equipped to provide basic services such as educational, preventive and referral services that non-governmental organisations have done. Therefore, integration of PEC into PHC at the community level is possible.

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O’Hare, Tim. "Zeaxanthin-Biofortified Popcorn for Eye Health." Proceedings 36, no. 1 (2020): 192. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019036192.

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Zeaxanthin is one of only two dietary carotenoids accumulated in the human macula. A key role of zeaxanthin is to protect the eyes’ photoreceptors from damage induced by blue light. Photoreceptor damage can lead to macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of blindness in Australia. Unfortunately, zeaxanthin is fairly rare in our diet. Popcorn (Zea mays var. everta) is a good dietary source of zeaxanthin, but the creation of zeaxanthin-biofortified popcorn potentially allows less popcorn to be consumed for an increased dietary dose of zeaxanthin. As zeaxanthin is an orange pigment, breeding for zeaxanthin gives popped kernels a naturally buttery colour, unlike standard popcorn, which is virtually white. The creation of naturally buttery-coloured popcorn potentially negates the practise of adding artificial butter-colourants, while also providing an excellent source of dietary zeaxanthin. The action of popping involves a combination of high-temperature and high-pressure, sufficient enough for starch to liquefy, and for the tiny beads of moisture within starch bodies to reach an extremely high pressure. Eventually, the kernel pericarp can no longer withstand this pressure, and an explosion occurs, resulting in butterfly-shaped popcorn. These extreme conditions, however, lead to an approximate 50% decline in zeaxanthin concentration following popping, and a gradual further 25% reduction over the next 24 h. Consequently, in order to optimise zeaxanthin intake, popcorn should be eaten as soon as possible after popping. Zeaxanthin-biofortified popcorn provides an additional dietary source of zeaxanthin, potentially reaching a sector of the community more prone to low zeaxanthin intake.

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Lansingh, VanC, Bruce Spivey, JoãoM Furtado, and KevinL Winthrop. "Training of an ophthalmologist in concepts and practice of community eye health." Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 60, no. 5 (2012): 365. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.100528.

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Cramer, Jennifer. "COMMENTARY: A BLIND EYE: COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES IN REMOTE AREAS OF AUSTRALIA." Community Health Studies 11, no. 2 (2010): 135–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1987.tb00143.x.

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Yashadhana, Aryati, Ted Fields, Godfrey Blitner, Ruby Stanley, and Anthony B. Zwi. "Trust, culture and communication: determinants of eye health and care among Indigenous people with diabetes in Australia." BMJ Global Health 5, no. 1 (2020): e001999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001999.

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IntroductionOur study aimed to identify factors that influence access to eye care and eye health outcomes for remote Indigenous Australians living with diabetes.MethodsIn collaboration with Indigenous Community-Based Researchers (CBR) and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS), a qualitative, participatory action research approach was taken, drawing on Indigenist and decolonising methodologies. The study was undertaken in four remote communities, in the Katherine region, Northern Territory and north-western New South Wales, Australia. Interviews and focus groups were undertaken with Indigenous adults aged ≥40 years living with diabetes (n=110), and primary care clinicians working in ACCHSs (n=37). A series of interviews with CBRs (n=13) were undertaken before and after data collection to add cultural insights and validation to participant accounts. Data were analysed inductively using grounded theory, in-depth discussion and NVivo V.11.ResultsMore than one-third of all patients had little to no knowledge of how diabetes affects eye health. Limited access to health information and interpreters, language barriers, distrust of health providers and services, and limited cultural responsivity among non-Indigenous clinicians, were identified as determining factors in eye health and care.DiscussionWe outline a need to address gaps in trust and communication, through increased access to and resourcing of Indigenous language interpreters and cultural brokers, understandable and culturally sensitive diabetic eye health information and cultural responsivity training for non-Indigenous clinicians. Centring Indigenous cultures in healthcare practice will enable a shared understanding between clinicians and Indigenous patients, and subsequently more equitable eye health outcomes.

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Al Rashed, Waleed A., Amro K. Bin Abdulrahman, Ahmed A. Zarban, Mohammed S. Almasri, Abdulrahman S. Mirza, and Rajiv Khandekar. "Public Awareness regarding Common Eye Diseases among Saudi Adults in Riyadh City: A Quantitative Study." Journal of Ophthalmology 2017 (2017): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9080791.

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Aim. The current study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of eye disease and awareness of eye care among the Saudi adults and to explore existing eye-related misconceptions in the community. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Riyadh city during May and June 2016. A self-administered anonymous online questionnaire was used to explore the most common misconceptions related to eye diseases and eye care. Results. Out of 1000 individuals, only 711 (71.1%) participant responses were received. The participants’ acceptable knowledge (score ≥50%) was high about the eye problem in diabetes (88.6%), ocular trauma (81.2%), and other general eye diseases (91.3%), whereas low about refractive errors (63%), pediatric eye problems (51.5%), and glaucoma (14.8%). The variation in knowledge about specific ocular morbidities was significant (p<0.001). The majority of participants reported sources of information about the common eye diseases and eye care encountered from the community, internet-based resources, and social media. Conclusions. The majority of the participants had awareness about the common eye diseases, whereas low percentage of participant’s awareness about specific condition of eye diseases. Public eye health awareness should be more focused on social media and the internet to be able to cover the younger individuals of the community.

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Bogunjoko, Tayo J., Adekunle O. Hassan, Ogugua Okonkwo, et al. "Impact of middle level eye care personnel on the delivery of eye care services in South-western Nigeria." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 3 (2018): 871. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20180740.

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Background: The objectives of the study were to review the training and assess the impact of middle level eye care personnel (community ophthalmic technician) with skills to complement the services of the ophthalmologist for efficient eye care system and fulfilling vision 2020 goals.Methods: The collaboration between 2010 and 2015 was reviewed with an institutional questionnaire for both Eye Foundation Centre and College of Health Technology in Ijebu, Nigeria: structure of 2 year training Programme and one year internship, community ophthalmic technicians (COT) as assistants to ophthalmologists, hierarchy/career options and challenges and ensuring clinical quality and their strength in the Eye Foundation Eye Health System were appraised.Results: From 2010 to 2015, a total of 72 COTs have graduated, 41(57%) of them employed by the Eye Foundation Hospital Group. Apart from this, 28 did their internship in 2015, 19 (68%) out of this at Eye Foundation establishments in southwestern and north central Nigeria. Others are employed by other government or nongovernmental agencies. From 2010 to 2015, outpatients’ visits have increased from 42,962 to 104,239 at its peak, surgical volume from 3,999 to 18,350 at the Eye Foundation Hospital Group. The COT programme has been accredited by International Joint Commission on Allied health personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO).Conclusions: COTs with skills are required in large numbers to complement the services of ophthalmologists for efficient eye health system. Their contribution is very important to meet the vision 2020 human resources objectives for Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Hnin, Hnin, Hui Yi Tan, Kajal Agrawal, and Rupesh Agrawal. "Pursuit Of An Ideal Model For Community Eye Health — Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)." Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology 9, no. 2 (2018): 108–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v9i2.19251.

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Visual impairment is a crippling condition affecting quality of life and depriving patients of many opportunities. It is associated with increased mortality rates directly through occurrence of adverse events such as falls and impaired emotional well-being, and indirectly through visual impairment brought upon by systemic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension (Foong et al. 2008, Fong et al. 2014, Khanna et al. 2013, Song et al.2014, Wang et al. 1999). The number of patients suffering from reversible causes of blindness is substantial. In 2010, World Health Organisation estimates that 285 million (4.25%) of the world’s population is visually impaired, of which 39 million (14%) are blind. Approximately, 80% of the visual impairment is preventable. Notable causes of preventable blindness include cataracts (51%), glaucoma (8%), age-related macular degeneration (5%), corneal opacities (4%), trachoma (3%) and uncorrected refractive errors (3%) (WHO, 2015). These conditions can be easily diagnosed and treated by ophthalmologists if adequate resources are available. It is increasingly challenging for the ophthalmologists and current healthcare systems to meet the ever-expanding demands of patients with reversible causes of blindness.

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Kumar, Bhushan, Rajendra Kumar, and Shivam Dixit. "Pattern of the health care practices about eye diseases: a community based study." International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health 6, no. 1 (2017): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/ijmsph.2017.18062016552.

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Vashist, Praveen, SurajS Senjam, Vivek Gupta, et al. "Community eye-health and vision center guidelines during COVID-19 pandemic in India." Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 68, no. 7 (2020): 1306. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.ijo_1527_20.

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Brise, Lindsey S., and Sarah De Leeuw. "Seeing Clearly: A Community-Based Inquiry Into Vision Care Access For a Rural Northern First Nation." Canadian Journal of Optometry 77, no. 2 (2015): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.15353/cjo.77.508.

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There are a variety of barriers to eye-care service access in rural Northern First Nations communities. Semi-structured, opened-ended key informant interviews were conducted on the topic of eye care, with eight First Nations individuals employed by the health office in a small Northern British Columbian First Nations community. Data analysis comprised identifying themes by analyzing similarities and dissimilarities in participants’ narratives, including comparing and contrasting viewpoints of participants and placing themes within broader sociocultural and historic contexts. Themes identified in the data included the current state of community eye care, facilitators and barriers to accessing eye care, and community needs and preferences. The theme of “facilitators and barriers” was further analyzed, resulting in subthemes of awareness, attitudes, social, economic, and service related. Better understanding of the barriers and their interactions would provide a foundation upon which innovative eye-care programs might be developed.

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Jonuscheit, S., C. Geue, R. Laidlaw, et al. "Towards transforming community eye care: an observational study and time-series analysis of optometrists’ prescribing for eye disorders." Public Health 196 (July 2021): 107–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.04.029.

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Khasanah, Umi Nur. "KEBUTUHAN DAN PERMINTAAN TERHADAP LAYANAN KESEHATAN MATA: SEBUAH SURVEI DARI PENDUDUK SURABAYA." Medical Technology and Public Health Journal 2, no. 2 (2018): 195–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.33086/mtphj.v2i2.575.

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Healthcare institutions should take into account the needs of the community for the servicesprovided to be effective. The research aims to find out the needs and needs of the public on eye healthservices in Surabaya. A survey involved 59 respondents (from Wonokromo, Gayungsari, Jemursari,and Darmahusada) in May of 2017. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Data analysisusing descriptive statistical test. The research indicates that respondents need eye health servicesinclude good and professional services (27.10%), friendly human resources (32.20%), completelaboratory (39.00%), information system (44.10%), willingness to use (79.70%), good service system(37.30%), unreliable human resources and cost and distance factors respectively 28.80%, staffcounseling (54.20%), treatment (76, 30%), puskesmas (30.50%), clinics (16.90%), taking medicine(36.00%), Eye Hospital in Undaan (37.00%), close to home (20.00%). The study recommends thatsurvey results can be used as a reference for hospital management in developing eye health servicesin line with community expectations.

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Gilbert, Rose M., Ann Rawlings, Michael Dixon, Susana S. Couto Irving, and Sobha Sivaprasad. "Dietary change for macular health of older people: Eating for Eye Health, a pilot community kitchens intervention." Lancet 392 (November 2018): S37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32186-x.

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Starkey, Elesha R. "A pilot study to gauge nutritional behavior regarding eye health in an urban community health center population." Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association 82, no. 9 (2011): 510–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optm.2011.02.016.

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Kennedy, Sara, Sarah Koopman Gonzalez, Leslie Richards, et al. "33149 Interventions and Education: What We Learned from the 'All Eyes on Us' Study." Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 5, s1 (2021): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.596.

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ABSTRACT IMPACT: This study identifies potential areas for community and clinical interventions to improve eye and vision health. OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The ‘All Eyes on Us’ study sought to understand perceptions of and barriers to eye and vision care, of residents over the age of 40 in the Broadway/Slavic Village neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. The goal of this study was to identify potential areas for community and clinical interventions to improve eye health. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Residents of the Broadway/Slavic Village neighborhood, an ethnically diverse, low socioeconomic status, neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio were recruited from, and with the assistance of, University Settlement, a nonprofit that has been providing services to the neighborhood since 1926. The project’s Community Advisory Board assisted with the development of a semi-structured interview guide over the course of three meetings. Sixty interviews were completed, 30 with self-identified European Americans and 30 with self-identified African-Americans, all over the age of 40. Two research team members coded the interview transcripts and a thematic analysis was conducted. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Participants identified barriers to obtaining eye and vision care for themselves as well as perceived barriers for others, including transportation, cost, insurance status, clinic locations, lack of education around eye and vision care, fear, forgetfulness, and priority management. To encourage people to go to the eye doctor more often, participants mentioned strategies related to access issues including lowering the cost of exams, operating on a sliding scale, improving insurance coverage, transportation services, and having mobile units that deployed to specific neighborhoods or senior centers. Additionally, participants suggested education and increasing awareness about the importance of eye and vision care. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF FINDINGS: Participants in this study identified that accessibility to and awareness about eye health and eye care is an issue. Interventions to address both access issues such as location, cost, and insurance as well as those that increase education could increase engagement with eye and vision care.

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Katibeh, Marzieh, Hamideh Sabbaghi, Masomeh Kalantarion, et al. "Eye Care Utilization in A Community-oriented Mobile Screening Programme for Improving Eye Health in Iran: A Cluster Randomized Trial." Ophthalmic Epidemiology 27, no. 6 (2020): 417–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2020.1768552.

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Widyandana, Doni, Muhammad Eko Prayogo, and Suhardjo Suhardjo. "The capability of early detection of eye diseases in the community by primary health facility worker." Journal of Community Empowerment for Health 3, no. 3 (2020): 203. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jcoemph.43418.

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Cataract is one of the biggest causes of blindness in the world. As many as 2.4 million people suffered from cataracts in Indonesia in 2013. Therefore, early detection needs to be done to prevent further complications. However, health workers' limited ability in primary health care facilities has resulted in high cataract diagnosis rates. The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of early detection of eye diseases, especially cataracts by primary health care workers. This study was conducted using a quantitative descriptive method analyzing 158 medical records as a result of early detection of primary health care facilities in Sleman Regency, which were sent to the ophthalmologist team of the Department of Eye Health FKKMK UGM to be re-examined. The re-examination results by a team of ophthalmologists received 141 medical records that fulfilled the inclusion criteria, consisting of 61 patients confirmed by cataract diagnosis (43.3%) and 80 patients with a diagnosis of not cataract (56.7%). According to the study, primary health care workers' ability towards early detection of cataracts in Sleman Regency needed to be enhanced (4.3%).

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Munaw, Minychil Bantihun, Dereje Hayilu Anbesse, and Natnael Lakachew Assefa. "Attitude and its Associated Factors among Adults towards Traditional Eye Medicine in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Study." International Journal of Public Health Research 11, no. 02 (2021): 1425–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/ijphr.1102.2021.10.

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Abstract Background: Traditional medicines are commonly practiced in Africa. It is believed to be alternative health care used in the developing world. It is a more widely available and affordable alternative to pharmaceutical drugs. In Africa, about 13.2- 82.3% of the population utilizes traditional eye medicine. This study aimed to assess attitude and its associated factors among adults towards traditional eye medicine in Gondar city, North West Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 600 study participants using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 computer software. Association and strength between the outcome variable and independent variables were determined using the odds ratio with a 95 % confidence interval. Results: A total of 633 subjects were included in the study with a 95 % response rate. From the total study subjects, 292 (48.7 %) (95% CI: 44.7-52.7%)) had a good attitude towards traditional eye medicine use. Variables like being male (AOR=2.00(95% CI: 1.23-2.68)), family history of traditional eye medicine use (AOR=3.31(95% CI: 2.01-5.47)), availability of traditional healer (AOR=1.81(95% CI: 1.12-2.95)) and absence of health insurance (AOR=1.63(95% CI: 1.14-2.55)) were variables significantly associated with good attitude towards traditional eye medicine use. Conclusion: The result of this study shows that attitude towards traditional eye medicine use for the treatment of eye disease was fairly good. It indicates that almost half of the study participants had a good attitude towards traditional eye medicine use. Even though the attitude is fairly good, still it needs improvement. Male sex, family history of traditional eye medicine use, availability of traditional healers, and absence of health insurance had a statistically significant relationship with good attitude towards traditional eye medicine use. Community awareness creation through the joint up effort by the health ministry of Ethiopia and traditional healers about traditional eye medicine use can help to build the right perception and reduce the risk of complications. Keywords: Attitude, Traditional Eye Medicine, Gondar City, Ethiopia

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McBride, Geraldine Roseann, Farrah Loughrey, Orna O Halloran, and Geraldine Comer. "The integration of community and acute children's eye services in Galway 2016." International Journal of Integrated Care 17, no. 5 (2017): 370. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3688.

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Robins, Sue. "My Bird’s Eye View: A Plea for More Humanity in Health Care for All." Journal of Family Nursing 26, no. 1 (2020): 3–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1074840720905713.

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Kloppers, J. M., L. N. Nelumbu, T. Nauiseb, P. Angula M. B. Tibinyane, and N. G. Sumpi. "Experience of a health day at the university of Namibia: A community service." International Journal of Medicine 3, no. 2 (2015): 108. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijm.v3i2.5098.

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The School of Nursing and Public Health conducted an annual health day at the main campus in Windhoek. The clinic on campus was not operational, at this time. This service is much appreciated by students and staff. The Community Health Nursing lecturers and second year diploma students participated in the Health day. The services that were rendered included blood pressure; weight and height and body mass index; blood-glucose test; eye test; neck massage. Health education on HIV/AIDS and cancer prevention was given to those who took part. The health day targeted non-communicable diseases (NCD) in order to promote prevention strategies. NCD is a medical condition or disease that can be defined as non-infectious and non-transmissible among people. It is further described as chronic diseases which last for long periods of time and progress slowly. Sometimes, NCDs result in rapid deaths as seen in certain types of diseases such as autoimmune diseases, heart diseases, stroke, most cancers, asthma, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and many more (World Health Organization (WHO).Aim: The health day was done to promote and to provide necessary information and to raise awareness to students and staff on their health and on how to prevent non –communicable diseases.Method: No actual research was done.Results: Data analysis was done based on the findings from the users of the service. The total number of the people who used the blood pressure service were 161. Of which 38 were found to have high blood pressure while 10 were found with low blood pressure and were advised to visit the hospital or clinic and 113 had normal blood pressure. Many people, who were detected with high blood pressure, or hypertension, had no idea of having it. The people who came for weight were 130 out of which 63 had normal weight, 32 were overweight, 16 were obese, and 15 were underweight. Health education was given on nutrition, specifically on balance diet. 20 people were found with high blood-glucose level ranging between 7-21.8 mml. Total number of people who attend eye test were 63 of which 4 had poor vision and were referred to eye clinic. Neck massage attracted many people, and they enjoyed it.Conclusion: The results of health day indicated the need of such services in order to detect abnormalities and to improve the knowledge and understanding of the community members on non-communicable diseases and how to prevent them.

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Akintoye, Ifedayo O., and Caroline O. Adeoti. "Visual loss from mismanaged ocular injury with foreign body impaction: A Case Report." Annals of Health Research 4, no. 2 (2018): 198–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.30442/ahr.0402-12-23.

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Ocular injury occurs commonly and it may lead to visual impairment if it is not properly managed. We report the case of a 35-year old man with a retained infected ocular foreign body in his right eye following an injury. The foreign body was not discovered despite consulting non-ophthalmologists at a Maternity Centre and an Optical Shop over a period of ten days. At presentation at the Specialist Hospital, he was unable to see with swelling of the eyelid, red eye and discharge. On examination, the visual acuity in the affected eye was NLP and an infected stick that penetrated the eyeball was discovered in the superonasal aspect of sclera covered by the swollen upper lid. This resulted in endophthalmitis, cataract and blindness of that eye. Ocular injuries must be promptly referred to the ophthalmologist for appropriate care and to prevent complications. The case clearly showed a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for paramedics who encounter eye injuries outside the tertiary hospital setting. Therefore, this report raises public health concern intended to increase awareness on the management of eye injuries. The incorporation of Primary Eye Health into Primary Health Care along with training and re-training of Community Health Extension Workers, General Practitioners and other rural health workers cannot be overemphasized.

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Kim, Won Sik, In Sik Kim, Jong Uk Hu, Jae Chan Kim, Jae Duck Kim, and Bon Sool Koo. "Community-based eye health survey in areas of Buan-Kun and Dobong-Ku in Korea." Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 4, no. 2 (1990): 103. http://dx.doi.org/10.3341/kjo.1990.4.2.103.

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Xu, Kunyong, Graham E. Trope, Ray Buncic, and Ya-Ping Jin. "Utilization of eye care providers by Canadian adolescents: evidence from the Canadian Community Health Survey." Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology 47, no. 3 (2012): 211–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2012.03.041.

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Abraham, Emem G., and Emmanuel O. Megbelayin. "Pattern of eye diseases among participants of free eye screening program in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 3 (2017): 657. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170735.

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Background: Vision screening can help discover some problems hitherto unknown to the patient but it is also a fact that many other disease conditions may also be missed during screening depending on the qualification and skill of those carrying out the test and the available instruments for screening. Eye diseases differ from country to country and even within the same country from community to community and knoweledge of the disease pattern in a given environment is critical for planning of appropraite intervention programs.Methods: Free eye health intervention program was carried out and patients were inially screened by optometrists and ophthalmic nurses for cataract, presbyopia and other minor ophthalmic problems. Patients that had other problems including complicated cataract were referred for further consultation with the ophthalmologists in the field..Results: Of the 547 who were further screened by the ophthalmologists in the field 243 (44.4%) were males and 304 (55.6%) were females with male to female ratio of 1: 1.25. The age range was 1-87 years. The mean(SD) age was 51.27years, median 53years, and mode was 60 years. Cataract and its related problem was the commonest condition139(25.4%), followed by glaucoma 78(14.3%). Age related macular degeneration(AMD) was the commonest posterior segment finding 27(4.9%) while corneal opacity 11(2.0%) was the commonest anterior segment finding and 19(3.5%) were bilaterally blind.Conclusions: The eye health indices of the people as shown by the disease prevalence and the number of those bilaterally blind are still very poor.

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Hicks, Patrice M., Maureen A. Murtaugh, and Margaret M. DeAngelis. "The possible impact of increased physical intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic on ocular health." SAGE Open Medicine 9 (January 2021): 205031212110352. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20503121211035263.

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During the COVID-19 outbreak, sheltering at home has led to an increase in physical intimate partner violence cases. Intimate partner violence–sustained ocular injuries may be higher during the pandemic due to the increase in physical intimate partner violence. Left untreated, intimate partner violence–related ocular or orbital trauma can lead to permanent vision loss. Even with treatment, patients often lose vision from intimate partner violence–related traumatic ocular injuries. Eye care providers and eye care facilities should understand the community services available to intimate partner violence survivors to better care for these patients. Due to the potential lasting economic burden and social strain of this pandemic, eye care providers and facilities should stay vigilant as there may still be a sustained increase in intimate partner violence even after the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sahu, Sabin, Rajiv Ranjan Karn, Dipesh Ram, Tejsu Malla, Sanjib Chaudhary, and Sanjay Kumar Singh. "Comparative Study on Knowledge and Awareness of Common Ocular Diseases Among Rural and Urban Community in Siraha District of Nepal: The Lahan Study." Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology 13, no. 1 (2021): 13–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v13i1.28010.

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Introduction: Awareness and knowledge about the common ocular conditions can help people to seek early eye care services. The understanding and acceptance of the importance of routine eye examinations can help in timely detection and treatment of the eye diseases and thus help to reduce the burden of avoidable ocular blindness from the general population. Objective: This study aims to assess and analyze the information related to knowledge and awareness of common ocular diseases and eye health among the rural and urban communities of the Siraha district, Nepal. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between April and June 2018 in Lahan Municipality ward number 6 (urban) and Sakhuwa Nankarkatti Rural Municipality ward number 4 (rural) in Siraha district. The sample size of 975 was calculated from study population of 3247. A systematic random sampling technique was used to interview adults above 18 years of age, using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed. Results: Out of total 975 participants, 514 (52.7%) were from rural community in Sakhuwa Rural Municipality and 461 (47.3%) were from urban community in Lahan Municipality. The mean age was 38.38 ± 15 years. Female participants were more (63.2%) compared to male (36.8%). Overall, 58.3% were literate and 41.7% were illiterate. Rural community had more uneducated participants (48%) compared to urban community (34%). In rural community, 69% were aware about cataract, 83% had knowledge about its treatment; while in urban community 81% were aware about cataract and 86% had knowledge about its treatment. The awareness of glaucoma among the participants was poor, more so in rural cohort (15%) than the urban cohort (25%). The knowledge of glaucoma was 14% in rural and 62% in urban cohort. Awareness that diabetes can affect the eye was found to be significantly lower (p = 0.01) in rural population (25%) compared to that in urban population (41%) in this study. The knowledge about diabetic retinopathy was lower in rural community (38%) compared to urban community (49%). Awareness about Night Blindness was lesser in rural (62%) compared to urban (70%) community (p = 0.17). Awareness about refractive errors were 37% in rural compared to 60% in urban community. The major sources of information were society and eye hospital in both community. Conclusion: The knowledge and awareness level regarding common ocular diseases was high among the community people of urban community (Lahan) in comparison to rural community (Sakhuwa Nankarkatti). Awareness and knowledge level mainly regarding glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy was very poor in both urban and rural community. There is need to conduct comprehensive awareness programs on common ocular diseases like cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, night blindness, congenital eye disease, ocular trauma, eye donations and others in both rural and urban areas to raise the awareness level and improve attitudes and right practices reducing the burden of avoidable blindness.

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Wright, A. L., C. Gabel, R. Bomberry, and O. Wahoush. "An Application of Two-Eyed Seeing to Community-Engaged Research With Indigenous Mothers." International Journal of Qualitative Methods 18 (January 1, 2019): 160940691986656. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1609406919866565.

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The Two-Eyed Seeing framework advocates viewing the world with one eye grounded in Indigenous knowledges while the other eye is grounded in Westernized knowledges. Research funding bodies have recently advocated for its use in research with Indigenous peoples, yet its interpretation and application in the literature has been inconsistent. To contribute to its maturation as a framework, this article describes the application of Two-Eyed Seeing to a community-engaged study aimed at understanding how Indigenous mothers experience using health care to meet the health needs of their infants in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Two-Eyed Seeing was applied to the research while applying the four R’s as suggested by Kirkness and Barnhardt’s: relevance, respect, responsibility, and reciprocity. While providing practical applications of this framework to research with Indigenous mothers and infants in an urban off-reserve setting, this article also contributes an approach to data analysis that incorporates Indigenous and Western knowledges within interpretive description methodology.

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Prathiba, Vijayaraghavan, and Mohan Rema. "Teleophthalmology: A Model for Eye Care Delivery in Rural and Underserved Areas of India." International Journal of Family Medicine 2011 (July 17, 2011): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/683267.

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Objectives. To describe the application of teleophthalmology in rural and underserved areas of India. Study Design. This paper describes the major teleophthalmology projects in India and its benefits. Results. Teleophthalmology is the use of telecommunication for electronic transfer of health-related data from rural and underserved areas of India to specialities in urban cities. The MDRF/WDF Rural Diabetes Project has proved to be very beneficial for improvement of quality health care in Tamilnadu and can be replicated at the national level. This community outreach programme using telemedicine facilities has increased awareness of eye diseases, improved access to specialized health care, helped in local community empowerment, and provided employment opportunities. Early detection of sight threatening disorders by teleophthalmology and prompt treatment can help decrease visual impairment. Conclusion. Teleophthalmology can be a very effective model for improving eye care delivery system in rural and underserved areas of India.

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Harvey, Richard J., and Sherva E. Cooray. "Neuroleptic usage in a community mental handicap unit." Psychiatric Bulletin 17, no. 11 (1993): 657–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.17.11.657.

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Increasing concern has been expressed in the psychiatric literature and general press about the use of neuroleptic medication for the treatment of behaviour disturbance in the mentally handicapped (Buck & Sprague, 1989). The issue was highlighted in a television documentary (Public Eye, BBC2, 1 May 1992) which reported a number of cases of tardive dyskinesia in mentally handicapped people who had been treated with neuroleptics. The programme, although taking a characteristically slanted view, will have made an impression on relatives, patients and the general public. It was also intimated that British families may be preparing to test the legal grounds for prescribing these drugs to the mentally handicapped, particularly where there is no formal psychiatric diagnosis.

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Monaghan, Paul F., Carol A. Bryant, Julie A. Baldwin, et al. "Using Community-Based Prevention Marketing to Improve Farm Worker Safety." Social Marketing Quarterly 14, no. 4 (2008): 71–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15245000802477607.

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Community-based prevention marketing (CBPM) combines a powerful planning framework, social marketing, with community organization principles to design behavior change programs. In southwest Florida, a coalition comprised of citrus workers and their employers, health providers, and academic researchers is using CBPM to identify occupational health issues among agricultural laborers, conduct community-based participatory research, and design culturally appropriate interventions. This article describes how this coalition was able to apply CBPM successfully to develop and implement an occupational safety program to prevent eye injuries among migrant farm workers. Lessons learned from this project and implications for designing and disseminating occupational safety programs for other agricultural workers are discussed.

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Dunt, David, Mitchell Anjou, Andrea Boudville, Arthur Hsueh, and Hugh Taylor. "Establishing the value of Indigenous eye health programs: health needs, economic priority and performance assessment approaches." Australian Health Review 38, no. 1 (2014): 99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah13132.

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Objectives The aim of this paper was to compare three different approaches that are used in support of additional funding of health programs, using Indigenous eye health programs (IEHPs) as an example. These approaches are Heath and Health Care Needs, Economic Priority (Value for Money) and Conformity with Health Services Performance Standards. Methods A review of relevant literature was conducted to identify relevant benchmarks and assess IEHPs. Results In terms of health needs, vision loss is the fourth highest contributor to the Indigenous health gap. Additional funding for Indigenous eye treatment services to remove the gap is estimated at A$28.1 million per annum. As an economic priority, IEHPs (specifically for refractive error, cataract, diabetic retinopathy and trachoma) demonstrate excellent value for money and compare favourably with other better-researched health programs. Evaluation of health performance measures indicated that IEHPs also perform well, as judged by Australian performance standards for health services generally and Indigenous health services more specifically, the later involving local delivery, including care coordination through Aboriginal-controlled community health services. Conclusion The value of IEHPs was demonstrated using all three approaches. Different approaches are likely to be more or less persuasive with different audiences. The application of these approaches is relevant to other health programs. What is known about this topic? Supporters of additional funding for health programs frequently use the impact of this additional funding on the health and health care needs of the affected populations and individuals. Indigenous Eye Health programs are considered for illustrative purposes. This argument is not necessarily persuasive to funders of health programs. What does this paper add? This paper demonstrates that two further approaches, namely Economic Priority and Conformity with Health Performance Measure Standards, both demonstrate good arguments in support of additional funding and that these outcomes may be more persuasive to funders of health programs. What are the implications for practitioners? Practitioners are able to harness additional approaches with a higher likelihood of success of submissions for additional funding for the program they are promoting.

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Javed, Muhammad Iqbal, Arif Hussain, and Asad Aslam Khan. "Screening for Eye Diseases & Refractive Errors in District Jail Inmates, Lahore." Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology 35, no. 4 (2020): 261–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.36351/pjo.v35i4.870.

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 Background: Refractive errors and eye diseases are the main core issues in the jail inmates in Pakistan and especially in Punjab province but with best efforts the ophthalmic disorders can be controlled with the help of better screening process for refractive errors, presbyopia, low vision and the general ophthalmic disorders that are found among the jail inmates. The over burden of these ailments can be minimized following a comprehensive screening methods time to time using slandered guidelines approved by WHO. Methodology: A plan was executed for basic necessary screening process to find out the ophthalmic diseases and vision problems. A team of ophthalmologist, optometrists and ophthalmic technicians visited inmates in the jail who presented with any eye problem in this 1-day screening. Auto refraction and manual retinoscopy was done. Visual cut off point was 6/12. Ophthalmic eye medication and glasses (spectacles) was provided free of cost. Results: a total of 270 inmates were examined in the eye camp. The study showed prevalence of refractive errors 4% with a significant high ratio of presbyopia 34% as 79%of inmates were more than 40 year of age. Prevalence of other main eye disease was: conjunctivitis 3%, glaucoma 1% and cataract 2%. Conclusions: There is an urgent need to look into matter of presence the eye diseases and refractive errors found among jail inmates as they fall in the category of marginalized community and the health care provided with ease has no provision the general eye health care. So it is an important issue to lodge a comprehensive effective initiative for the provision of that need mentioned above and a training program for the medical staff of jail hospitals to screen out this community for effective screening knowledge in Primary Eye care.

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Looman, Wendy S. "Book Review: Bird’s eye view: Stories of a life lived in health care, by Sue Robins." Journal of Family Nursing 26, no. 3 (2020): 282–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1074840720934815.

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Boudville, Andrea I., Mitchell D. Anjou, and Hugh R. Taylor. "Eye health promotion to improve awareness and prevent vision loss among Indigenous Australians." Health Promotion Journal of Australia 24, no. 1 (2013): 76–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/he12913.

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Kelly, Siobhan, and William Power. "Re-configuring the Model of Eye Care in Ireland - integrating community and hospital care." International Journal of Integrated Care 17, no. 5 (2017): 204. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3514.

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YOUNG, JUDITH S. "AGE-RELATED EYE DISEASES." Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional 26, no. 8 (2008): 464–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.nhh.0000335604.38353.e6.

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&NA;. "Age-Related Eye Diseases." Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional 26, no. 8 (2008): 472–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.nhh.0000335605.45977.dd.

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Khanna, Rohit C., Pravin K. Vaddavalli, Merle Fernandes, et al. "Response of L V Prasad Eye Institute to COVID-19 outbreak in India: experience at its tertiary eye care centre and adoption to its Eye Health Pyramid." International Journal of Ophthalmology 14, no. 1 (2021): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.18240/ijo.2021.01.01.

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AIM: To summarize the experience of response to COVID-19 outbreak at a tertiary eye care institute and its network of health facilities in India. METHODS: Our responses are based on the principles of social distancing, hand hygiene, respiratory etiquettes, surface disinfection protocol, and rational use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). We describe our response in terms of administrative controls, clinical protocols, staff protection, environmental controls, and social distancing measures. We also discuss our communication strategies and monitoring systems, to ensure compliance to protocols. RESULTS: Administrative control is mainly related to formation of task force and its functions. Clinical protocols are related to patient triaging methods and clinical examination guidelines in Outpatient, Inpatient and Operating Room. Staff protection is focused on training staff on the protocols to be followed in hospital as well as at home, and use of PPE. Environmental protocol is focused on cleaning and disinfectant methods to be used in the hospital. In addition, there are systems for communication as well as monitoring compliance to protocols. CONCLUSION: We hope that these protocols and our experience would help the ophthalmic community globally and serve as a guide to protect ophthalmologists and ophthalmic care personnel, and their patients across the world.

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Ajuwon, Ademola J., Oladimeji O. Oladepo, Bartholomew Sati, and Patrick Otoide. "Improving Primary School Teachers' Ability to Promote Visual Health in Ibadan, Nigeria." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 16, no. 3 (1996): 219–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/26k0-q59j-d6r2-2pmd.

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Primary schools in developing countries, even in urban centers, lack general school health personnel as well as eye-care professionals. In this situation pupils' visual acuity problems may often go undetected, setting the stage for poor performance in school and later in life. Students and staff of the African Regional Health Education Centre in Ibadan, Nigeria worked with primary school teachers in one traditional poor inner-core community of Ibadan to identify their willingness to undertake visual acuity (VA) screening training and their knowledge about eye care and VA. Nineteen teachers participated in a fifteen-hour in-service training course based on their stated needs. After training they were able to preform VA screening and also showed significant knowledge gains about eye care. A six-month follow-up visit found that 322 pupils had been screened, of whom forty-two had visual acuity problems. Parents of half of these pupils followed through with recommended referrals, and teachers assisted all with problems to find more appropriate classroom seating arrangements. This pilot project shows that teachers can become effective primary care workers, but that continuing education programs must be organized by school authorities to prevent deterioration in knowledge and interest in school health.

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Vaccaro, A., A. S. Cusmai, A. Catania, C. Zoppellaro, and F. Manfrin. "Neuropsychological rehabilitation training in residential mental health services." European Psychiatry 33, S1 (2016): S374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1344.

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The neuropsychological rehabilitation in our mental health service is a central pillar of psychosocial rehabilitation. These interventions are integrated into a more complex program of psychosocial rehabilitation based on cognitive behavioral method.We devote particular attention to the empowerment of the cognitive functions: attention, memory, language, logical and abstract reasoning.The aim of this research is to evaluate efficacy of neuropsycological rehabilitation training in cognitive rehabilitation of psychotic patients.The subjects that took part to the training were psychotics patient, residents in a mental health Community. Patients were both females and males, aged between 18 and 55 years. They were divided in two experimental groups and a control group. The instrument used was a battery of neuropsycological standardized tests. Tests were managed by an eye-tracker specialist.Preliminary results seem to confirm a certain degree of improvement due to the training. Eye tracking integration during assessment appears to be a powerful tool as well, in order to define more patient-tailored strategies.The training based on the empowerment of cognitive functions (attention, memory, language, logical and abstract reasoning) seems to change significantly the cognitive functions of the psychotic patients.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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