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Prevalence and distribution of visual impairment, refractive error and their impact on quality of life among school-going children aged 6-18 years in Sekhukhune District (Limpopo), South Africa.
(2020)Background: Refractive error (RE) and visual impairment (VI) remain major problems affecting school going children worldwide and impacting their quality of life. Aim: To determine the prevalence and distribution of RE and ... -
Assessment of visual function amongst motor vehicle drivers in Maseru, Lesotho.
(2021)Background: Driving is a primary mode of travel in many countries. It relies primarily on the function of vision to navigate roads and traffic safely. Ensuring good vision for motor vehicle drivers is therefore important ... -
Validation of selected iPhone optometric screening applications in vision screening.
(2020)Introduction: There has been an unprecedent increase in the use of mobile technology to provide health care services. The eye care industry has also adopted the use of these innovative smart-technology devices to provide ... -
A survey of traditional eye practices: a case study of the central region of Ghana.
(2020)Background: Once one becomes dependent on the eyes, loss of vision can negatively impact person-social and psychological well-being with added financial constraints. Studies have shown that apart from attending the healthcare ... -
An evaluation of the accuracy of the Moorfields Motion Displacement Test.
(2020)Introduction: Recent statistics report a global blind population of 32.4 million and 191 million people with vision impairment, of which more than 90% of the world’s visually impaired live in developing countries. Glaucoma, ... -
Visual function and quality of life in adolescents with visual impairment: a case study of the Arthur Blaxall School in Pietermaritzburg.
(2018)Background: Visual impairment (VI) may affect the lives of children, adolescents and adults although the effects of VI on the former two groups may be taken for granted as they account for less than half the population ... -
Impact of low vision on quality of life of patients with low vision visiting the low vision center of the Eastern Regional Hospital, Ghana.
(2017)Introduction: Low vision impacts quality of life and more so when the vision loss is severe. Persons living with low vision have reduced functionality and psychosocial well-being with the potential for high dependence on ... -
Lifestyle and gender influence on the relationship between hypertension and intraocular pressure amongst the South Nigerian population.
(2017)Hypertension and increased intraocular pressure (IOP) have been considered to be detrimental to systemic and ocular health respectively. Untreated and prolonged increase in blood pressure (BP) has been linked to increase ... -
Refractive errors, visual impairment and utilization of spectacles among primary school children in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria.
(2018)Aim: To establish the visual status and utilization of spectacles among primary school children in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria. Methods: A stratified random cluster sampling procedure was used to select children aged ... -
Development of an assessment instrument to measure disability related distress in primary school learners with vision impairment due to uncorrected refractive error in rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
(2017)With the increasing global emphasis on improving eye health in children, numerous efforts are being implemented to meet the eye care needs of the children. There is no instrument which can be used to measure the impact ... -
Barriers to eye health care among school going children in Swaziland: towards the development of a framework for access to child eye health care.
(2018)Background: Good vision and eye health plays an important role in the overall development and well-being of a child. Visual impairment in children has a significant impact on their social interaction, quality of life, and ... -
The availability and accessibility of low vision services in Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana.
(2018)Background: The prevalence of low vision on the African continent is generally high and varies across and within countries, as well as in people of different socioeconomic status. While regional studies on the prevalence ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for Myopia among school children in Aba, Nigeria.
(2015)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Patterns of contact lens prescribing in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)Master of Medical Science in Optometry. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 2015. -
Ocular health of cocoa farmers in Ghana : an assessment and intervention study.
Background: Cocoa farmers are known to face a lot of ocular health hazards such as chemicals, ultraviolet radiations, farm equipment, plants, dust and allergens among others in the field of work. This study sought to ... -
Recruitment and retention of optometrists in the public sector of KwaZulu-Natal.
Introduction With Africa sharing just under a quarter of the world’s disease burden, there is a limited and disparate distribution of health workers to meet this challenge. In public sector optometry, the situation is no ... -
Contribution of refractive errors to vision impairment in the Ashanti Region, Ghana.
Purpose: To determine the prevalence and causes of vision impairment with particular emphasis on uncorrected refractive error (URE) in Ashanti region, Ghana. A baseline vision impairment study in the Ashanti region is ... -
The epidemiology of ocular injuries among patients presenting to provincial hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Purpose: Ocular injuries are increasingly becoming the permanent cause of visual blindness (Mufti et al, 2004). Most of the previous studies in this area are done in countries outside the African context. A limited number ...
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