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Prevalence and associated factors of visual impairment among adults attending Phelophepa Train, South Africa
Background: Visual impairment (VI) is caused by various conditions such as uncorrected refractive error (URE), cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy (DR), …
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Patients’ perceptions on reluctance to undergo cataract surgery in Sedibeng district hospital, Gauteng province
Background: Over 50 million people are blind, and 135 million people suffer from severe visual impairments, with cataracts contributing to …
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Glaucoma knowledge and attitudes among diagnosed participants at a Vhembe clinic, South Africa
Background: Glaucoma remains a major public health concern worldwide. Most patients are dropping out of care, oblivious to the symptomless …
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Patterns of refractive errors and visual function in school-going children in South Africa
Background: Uncorrected refractive error is the most significant contributor of VI in children and is usually detected through vision screenings …
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Visual functions and anterior ocular surface changes post trans-PRK
Background: Corneal refractive surgery is rapidly evolving, and several surgical techniques have been developed, including transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (trans-PRK). Aim: …
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Primary eye care service provision ability of mid-level healthcare providers in southern Ethiopia
Background: The provision of eye care services by trained and well-capacitated primary care providers in the rural community will contribute …
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Optometrists’ experience of healthcare fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) and strategies to combat it
Background: South African private healthcare is funded through medical aids and out-of-pocket payments. Annually, R22 billion is lost to medical …
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Visual functions and their association with road traffic accidents among vehicle drivers in Gauteng
Background: South Africa has a high mortality rate because of road traffic accidents (RTAs) compared to other countries. Aim: To …
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Prevalence, causes and factors associated with vision impairment in Limpopo province
Background: Epidemiological data on the prevalence, causes and risk factors associated with vision impairment (VI) is necessary to evaluate the …
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Distributions of non-cycloplegic subjective refractions at Sekororo Hospital in Limpopo province, South Africa
Background: Non-cycloplegic subjective refraction (NCSR) is useful to measure refractive errors with active ocular accommodation. Aim: This study aimed to …
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Refractive errors and the uniform patient fee scheme at a public hospital in South Africa
Background: Uniform Patient Fee Scheme (UPFS) refers to the healthcare subsidy levels provided by public hospitals in South Africa. Such …
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Effect of age and gender on the vertical cup-to-disc ratio in a normotensive population
Background: Evaluation of the optic disc is an important clinical practice among eyecare practitioners. Inter-observer variability makes it difficult to …
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Optometrists’ perspectives on speciality programme development in South Africa
Background: South Africa (SA) has postgraduate research-based master’s and doctorate qualifications in optometry with no clinical coursework qualifications in special …
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Optical coherence tomography in the management of diabetic macular oedema in sub-Saharan Africa
Background: Accurate and objective diagnosis of centre-involving diabetic macular oedema (ci-DMO) requires the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT). There …
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Improving access to eye care services in Ghana using community health structures
Background: To improve access to appropriate eye health care services within the community health structures in Ghana, pre- and post-intervention …
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Pathophysiology of dry eye disease and novel therapeutic agents
Background: Dry eye disease (DED) is one of the most common ocular surface diseases, which is caused by decreased tear …
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Loss of function of the meibomian glands among HIV and AIDS individuals undergoing antiretroviral therapy
Abstract: Background: Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is one of the most encountered diseases in the clinical practice but appears to …
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Evaluation of convergence, accommodation and fusional vergence in pre-presbyopes with asthenopia
Background: Pre-presbyopes may suffer from ocular symptoms such as asthenopia of near work. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate near …
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Accuracy of diagnosing early ocular surface squamous neoplasia using methylene blue in Zambia
Background: Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) includes pre-invasive and invasive squamous lesions of the ocular surface. Current diagnosis relies on …
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Visualisation assessment and training in a group of university football players
Background: Visualisation is the ability to generate a mental image of a situation before it occurs, and it is important …