Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Coverage of Cataract Surgical Services: Associations with Sex, Disability, and Economic Status in Five Diverse Sites.

Purpose: Prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and access to services can vary significantly across and between different population groups. With renewed focus on universal health coverage and leaving no one behind, it is important to understand factors driving inequitable eye health. This paper presents results from five population-based surveys where prevalence of VI and cataract surgical coverage (CSC) were measured and examined for differences by sex, economic-status, and disability.

Results From the First Teleglaucoma Pilot Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Precis: A teleglaucoma case-finding model was utilized in Ethiopia using a high-risk case identification approach. An overall 7.9% of patients had definite glaucoma, and 13.

Gender differences in adult blindness and low vision, Central Ethiopia.

Background: Blindness is a major global public health concern. Approximately 50 million people are blind, three times that number is visually impaired; 90% of whom live in poor countries. Women account for 65% of blind people in the world.