Cataract blindness, surgical coverage, outcome, and barriers to uptake of cataract services in Plateau State, Nigeria

• Published in: Middle East African journal of ophthalmology Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 282 - 288
• Main Authors: Odugbo, Ojo P, Mpyet, Caleb D, Chiroma, Muhammad R, Aboje, Aboje O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2012; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blindness - epidemiology; Blindness - etiology; Blindness - rehabilitation; Care and treatment; Cataract; Cataract - complications; Cataract - epidemiology; Cataract Extraction - utilization; Cataracts; Confidence intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demographic aspects; Eye surgery; Female; Geopolitics; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nigeria - epidemiology; Original; Patient outcomes; Population Surveillance; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Sample size; Settlements & damages; Sex Distribution; Studies; Surgery; Teaching hospitals; Visual Acuity; Visually Impaired Persons - statistics & numerical data; Nigeria; Cataract; Coverage; Barriers; Outcome; Blindness

The purpose was to estimate the prevalence of blindness due to cataract, assess visual outcomes of cataract surgery, and determine the cataract surgical coverage rate and barriers to uptake of services among individuals aged 50 years or older in Plateau State, Nigeria. A population-based, cross-sect...