Cost analysis of pediatric cataract surgery in a tertiary eye care hospital in Western India.

Purpose: To assess the cost of pediatric cataract surgery in a tertiary eye care hospital from a provider's perspective.

Methods: Retrospective review of direct costs incurred for pediatric cataract surgery for the financial year April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019. The cost analysis was done by standard costing methods.

Generating evidence for planning eye care service delivery in an urban underprivileged population setting in Pune, Western India.

Purpose: To estimate prevalence of blindness, diabetic retinopathy and causes of blindness through rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) survey in Pune, India to develop an evidence base for planning urban eye care services.

Methods: 'Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and diabetic retinopathy' methodology was used. Compact segment sampling was used in each of the 60 selected electoral wards identified through cluster selection module of the RAAB software using probability proportionate to size method.

Estimating the magnitude of diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy in an older age urban population in Pune, western India.

Objective: To estimate magnitude of diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a high risk population in Pune, western India.

Methods: DR module in rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) survey methodology was used. Sample size of 3527 was calculated based on estimates from previous studies in India.