Open AccessRole of a community-based program for identification and referral of pediatric cataract patients in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Author(s) -
Janvier Kilangalanga,
Thomas Stahnke,
Astrid Moanda,
Emile Makwanga,
Adrian Hopkins,
Rudolf Guthoff
Publication year - 2019
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/meajo.meajo_273_18
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , cataract surgery , pediatrics , blindness , family medicine , optometry , ophthalmology
The purpose of this study is to describe the methodology and to assess the effectiveness of a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) program to identify and refer children with blinding cataract for the management and surgery to reduce the burden of childhood blindness due to cataract in Kinshasa.