Population-based rapid assessment of avoidable blindness survey in Sohag governorate in Egypt

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 10; no. 10; p. e036337
• Main Authors: AlSawahli, Heba, McCormick, Ian, Mpyet, Caleb D, Ezzelarab, Gamal, Shalaby, Mohammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 12.10.2020; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Original research
• Subjects: Aged; Blindness - epidemiology; Blindness - etiology; Blindness - prevention & control; Cataract - epidemiology; Cataract Extraction; Cataracts; Censuses; Community; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Diabetic retinopathy; Egypt - epidemiology; Epidemiology; Expenditures; Eye surgery; Female; Glaucoma; Households; Humans; Male; Medical personnel; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Public health; Software; Visual impairment; Egypt; epidemiology; ophthalmology; health policy; cataract and refractive surgery; public health

ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence and causes of blindness and vision impairment, and the coverage and quality of cataract surgical services, among population aged 50 years and older in Sohag governorate in Egypt.DesignA population-based cross-sectional survey using two-stage cluster random sampl...