Preliminary clinical outcomes from the Peruvian National Cataract Elimination Plan Resultados clínicos preliminares del Plan Nacional de Lucha contra la Ceguera por Catarata del Perú

Preliminary clinical outcomes from the Peruvian National Cataract Elimination Plan Resultados clínicos preliminares del Plan Nacional de Lucha contra la Ceguera por Catarata del Perú

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of a publicly funded cataract elimination program. METHODS: Outcomes of all patients (186) who received extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) surgery free of charge at the Instituto Regional de Oftalmología in northern Peru in the first year (August 20...

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Main Authors: Tomasz P. Stryjewski, Daniel Bitrán Benadretti, Sihai Dave Zhao, Susannah Rowe, Carole D. Mitnick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2010-10-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Extracción de catarata
ceguera
servicios de salud ocular
catarata
agudeza visual
Perú
Cataract extraction
blindness
eye health services
cataract
visual acuity
Peru
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