Background: Myopia, or near-sightedness, is a common vision issue affecting people worldwide, characterized by difficulty in seeing distant objects clearly. Its prevalence is rising, making it a major concern for global ...
Background: Ophthalmic self-medication involves individuals selecting and using medicines to treat self-recognized illnesses without consulting a healthcare provider. This practice raises safety concerns due to potential ...
Background: Refractive error affect the whole spectrum of population irrespective of age, sex, race and ethnic group. It’s estimated globally 153 million are visual impaired as a result of refractive error. Of which 8 ...
Background: Cataract is still the leading cause of blindness and low-vision worldwide. In
adequate and inefficient cataract surgical service characterized by high backlog of unoperated
cataract and increasing incidence ...
Tekle, Biruk(Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, 31/07/2021)
Background: Glaucoma is a common and potentially blinding condition, which can be managed with the use of appropriate medication. For the medicines to be effective, there has to be strict adherence to the drug regimen. Non ...
Background: The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is on the rise in Ethiopia especially in
the urban population with an escalating diabetes epidemic. Visual screening for DR among
individuals with diabetes ...
Background: Blindness or visual loss is a serious public health problem affecting around 36 million of world population. The prediction for the number of blind people in 2020 are 38.5 million due to different causes. Among ...
Background: Blindness or visual loss is a serious public health problem affecting around 36 million of world population. The prediction for the number of blind people in 2020 are 38.5 million due to different causes. Among ...