What are the priorities for improving cataract surgical outcomes in Africa? Results of a Delphi exercise

What are the priorities for improving cataract surgical outcomes in Africa? Results of a Delphi exercise

Purpose The quality of cataract surgery delivered in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a significant constraint to achieving the elimination of avoidable blindness. No published reports from routine SSA cataract services attain the WHO benchmarks for visual outcomes; poor outcomes (

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Veröffentlicht in:International ophthalmology 2018-08, Vol.38 (4), p.1409-1414
Hauptverfasser: Buchan, J. C., Dean, W. H., Foster, A., Burton, M. J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Benchmarks
Blindness
Blindness - epidemiology
Blindness - etiology
Blindness - prevention & control
Cataract - complications
Cataract - epidemiology
Cataract Extraction - trends
Cataracts
Delphi Technique
Eye surgery
Female
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Incidence
Male
Medical personnel
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Occupational health
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology - statistics & numerical data
Original Paper
Priorities
Public health
Quality
Quality control
Ranking
Surgeons
Surgery
Surgical equipment
Surgical outcomes
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tanzania - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose The quality of cataract surgery delivered in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a significant constraint to achieving the elimination of avoidable blindness. No published reports from routine SSA cataract services attain the WHO benchmarks for visual outcomes; poor outcomes (
ISSN:0165-5701
1573-2630
DOI:10.1007/s10792-017-0599-y