Assessing the cataract surgical rate and gender equity in cataract services in south-east Nigeria

Assessing the cataract surgical rate and gender equity in cataract services in south-east Nigeria

Background In 2020, almost 100 million people were blind or visually impaired from cataract. Cataract surgery is a cost-effective treatment for cataracts. In Nigeria, twice as many women are cataract blind as men. Cataract surgical rate (CSR, the number of cataract operations per million population...

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Main Authors: Clare Gilbert, Onyinye Onyia, Ada Ejealor Aghaji, Christiana Ubaka, Eberechukwu Ogbeanu Achigbu, Ifeoma Lilian Ejiakor, Adaku I Mbatuegwu, Chiamaka J P Okeke, Barbara C Okoli, Emmanuel U Ogborogu, Kenneth C Dike, Florence U Nkwogu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-05-01
Series:BMJ Open Ophthalmology
Online Access:https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001326.full
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