Curing World Blindness: The Lifeline Express Train

The Ocular Biometry of Adult Cataract Patients on Lifeline Express Hospital Eye-Train in Rural China

Aims. To describe and explore the distribution of ocular biometric parameters of adult cataract patients in rural China. Methods. Three Lifeline Express Hospital Eye-Train missions of Peking University People's Hospital in China were chosen. 3828 adult cataract patients aged 29 to 88 years with axial length (AL) less than 27.0 mm were enrolled. The ocular biometry including visual acuity (VA), ...

The lifeline express--a mobile ear clinic for rural India.

The objectives of this study were to review the application and feasibility of providing screening, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment for patients with ear discharge by setting a mobile hospital in rural India. The study was retrospective. The study involved collection of data from 1992 to 2005 from patients with ear diseases. The number of patients operated on for ear conditions and th...

Blindness in the developing world.

The Scarborough express train crash: four case reports.

Four cases are presented of patients who sustained blunt trauma to the epigastrium in a train crash. Two patients sustained a transected pancreas. The mechanism of injury is discussed.

Curing blindness with stem cells: hope, reality, and challenges.