Role of a community-based program for identification and referral of pediatric cataract patients in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
CONCLUSION: Using church-based volunteers and ophthalmic nurses during community screening proved efficient in the identification and referral of pediatric cataract. Keeping regular identification activities in the community and maintaining high-quality and accessible pediatric cataract surgery services can help to clear up the backlog of cataract blind children.
Source: Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Janvier Ngoy Kilangalanga Thomas Stahnke Astrid Moanda Emile Makwanga Adrian Hopkins Rudolf Friedrich Guthoff Source Type: research
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