Establishing a pediatric ophthalmology service in malawi: Developments in childhood cataract surgery
CONCLUSIONS: A Pediatric Ophthalmology Service has been established in Malawi delivering safe, effective surgery on a country-wide scale for childhood cataract. Over the period studied, the age at presentation reduced, and there was an improvement in the geographical distribution of patients, likely due to an improvement in referral systems throughout Malawi.
Source: Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Aaron Jamison Jane R Mackinnon Timothy E Lavy Chatonda Manda Gerald Msukwa Source Type: research
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