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.

A 3-year prospective study on ocular injuries with tennis or cricket ball while playing cricket: A case series.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to study the clinical features, visual outcome, management, and ocular complications of ocular injury, following trauma with tennis or cricket ball.

Methods: A prospective, noncomparative case study of patients having injury with tennis/cricket ball while playing cricket was conducted between January 2013 and April 2016. Seventy-six eyes of 76 patients were studied.