Efficient high-volume cataract services: the Aravind model

Aravind Eye Care System began as an 11-bed eye clinic in 1976. Over the last 36 years, over 40 million outpatient examinations have been performed and over 5 million patients have undergone eye surgery or laser procedures. Aravind, with its mission to ‘eliminate needless blindness’, has been able to...

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Main Authors: Thulasiraj Ravilla, Dhivya Ramasamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2014-04-01
Series:Community Eye Health Journal
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Online Access:http://www.cehjournal.org/article/efficient-high-volume-cataract-services-the-aravind-model/