Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Subject "Cataract"

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    • Are Blind People More Likely to Accept Free cataract Surgery? A Study of Vision-related Quality of Life and Visual Acuity in Kenya 

      Briesen, Sebastian; Roberts, Helen; Ilako, Dunera; Karimurio, J; Courtright, Paul (Department of Ophthalmology, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, 2010)
      Purpose: To determine possible differences in visual acuity, socio-demographic factors and visionrelated Quality of Life (QoL) between people accepting and people refusing sponsored cataract surgery. Methods: Three hundred ...

    • Does prospective monitoring improve cataract surgery outcomes in Africa? 

      Yorston, D; Gichuhi, S; Wood, M; Foster, A (Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2007-06)
      Aims: To determine if prospective monitoring influences cataract surgical outcomes in east Africa. Methods: A prospective observational study of all routine extracapsular cataract extractions with posterior chamber lens ...

    • Surgery for post-vitrectomy cataract (Review) 

      Do, D V; Hawkins, B S; Gichuhi, S; Vedula, S S (Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2011)
      Background Cataract formation or acceleration can occur after intraocular surgery, especially following vitrectomy, a surgical technique for removing the vitreous used in the treatment of disorders that affect the posterior ...