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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
5
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-4-21
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness worldwide, curable though, by a simple procedure. The backlog of cataract patients in developing countries is mounting despite sustainable and downright efforts by health ministries, international voluntary and non-governmental organisations [1]. The current situation has put many developing countries in a difficult dilemma. The authors present a review of a pilot-project in decentralised eye-care in Mutasa District, Zimbabwe. Cataract surgery is performed by a district general doctor as an alternative to clearing the cataract back-log in developing countries, as suggested in several studies [2-5]. It is important to persuade the health ministries to adopt this simple and cheap policy [6,7].
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Oct
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| pubmed:issn |
0165-5701
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
17
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
265-8
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8132405-Cataract Extraction,
pubmed-meshheading:8132405-Developing Countries,
pubmed-meshheading:8132405-Health Services Accessibility,
pubmed-meshheading:8132405-Hospitals, District,
pubmed-meshheading:8132405-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8132405-Physicians, Family,
pubmed-meshheading:8132405-Pilot Projects,
pubmed-meshheading:8132405-Postoperative Complications,
pubmed-meshheading:8132405-Visual Acuity,
pubmed-meshheading:8132405-Zimbabwe
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| pubmed:year |
1993
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Cataract surgery at district hospital level.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Eye-Unit Bonda Hospital, Eye-Department Sakubva Hospital/Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially-Sighted, Mutare, Zimbabwe.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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