Cataract Surgery in Africa
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1. Background 1.1. Definition of cataract 1.2. Applied anatomy and physiology 1.3. Diagnosis of Cataract 1.4. Causes of Cataract 1.5. The prevalence of Blindness and Cataract Blindness in Africa 1.6. The impact of cataract blindness 1.7. Management of cataract 1.8. Complications 1.9. Expected Results 1.10. The cost of cataract surgery 2. Equipment and human resources required to establish a cataract service 3. Vision 2020: The Right to Sight in Africa 3.1. The Cataract surgery rate 3.2. Barriers and innovations in the delivery of Vision 2020 Programmes in Africa 4. The Cost utility and Cost benefit of Cataract surgery 4.1. Other benefits of Cataract Programmes 5. Conclusion 6. References
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