Open AccessCataract surgery in mobile eye surgical unit: Safe and viable alternative
Author(s) -
Rajesh Pioneer Sangameswaran,
Gajendra Kumar Verma,
Narayanan Raghavan,
Jayaraj Joseph,
Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.195599
Subject(s) - medicine , aphakia , cataract surgery , blindness , eye care , endophthalmitis , surgery , optometry , population , ophthalmology , intraocular lens , environmental health
The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility and safety of a mobile eye surgical unit (MESU) in providing quality cataract surgery for the indigent rural population with poor access to quality eye care.