Helping older people get the eye care they need

Despite being more affected by visual impairment and blindness than any other population group, older people are the group least likely to seek help when faced with eye problems or a deterioration of their vision. Even in the Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania, one of the few regions in Africa to have a...

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Main Author:	Henry Nkumbe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2008-06-01
Series:	Community Eye Health Journal
Subjects:	Delivery of Health Care Aged Blindness
Online Access:	http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/21/jceh_21_66_026.htm

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spelling	doaj-f7eb406e40774b71bfeedeff6ef47ebc2020-11-25T02:37:29ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68332008-06-0121662628Helping older people get the eye care they needHenry NkumbeDespite being more affected by visual impairment and blindness than any other population group, older people are the group least likely to seek help when faced with eye problems or a deterioration of their vision. Even in the Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania, one of the few regions in Africa to have an excellent community eye care programme, it is estimated that only one in three older people with cataract actually receives an operation.This article looks at some of the most important reasons that older people don't get the eye care they need.http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/21/jceh_21_66_026.htmDelivery of Health CareAgedBlindness
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title_short	Helping older people get the eye care they need
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description	Despite being more affected by visual impairment and blindness than any other population group, older people are the group least likely to seek help when faced with eye problems or a deterioration of their vision. Even in the Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania, one of the few regions in Africa to have an excellent community eye care programme, it is estimated that only one in three older people with cataract actually receives an operation.This article looks at some of the most important reasons that older people don't get the eye care they need.
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Helping older people get the eye care they need

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