Open AccessCataract blindness, surgical coverage, outcome, and barriers to uptake of cataract services in Plateau State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ojo Perpetua Odugbo,
CD Mpyet,
Muhammad R Chiroma,
Aboje O Aboje
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.97925
Subject(s) - medicine , aphakia , blindness , cataract surgery , cohort , confidence interval , visual acuity , optometry , population , ophthalmology , environmental health
The purpose was to estimate the prevalence of blindness due to cataract, assess visual outcomes of cataract surgery, and determine the cataract surgical coverage rate and barriers to uptake of services among individuals aged 50 years or older in Plateau State, Nigeria.