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. 2004;17(50):19-22.

Childhood cataract: home to hospital

Mohammad A Muhit¹

Affiliations

PMID: 17491801
PMCID: PMC1705717

Childhood cataract: home to hospital

Mohammad A Muhit. Community Eye Health. 2004.

. 2004;17(50):19-22.

Author

Mohammad A Muhit¹

Affiliation

¹ Clinical Research Fellow, International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.

PMID: 17491801
PMCID: PMC1705717

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Figures

None — 1. Early detection of blind children within households and communities. Photo: Victoria Francis

None — 2. Eye examination and referral Photo: Victoria Francis

None — 3. Good quality cataract surgery and optical correction Photo: Clare Gilbert

None — 4. Follow-up care Photo: Mohammad Muhit

None — Barriers and Factors Influencing Eye Care Provision for Children Illustration by Mahommad Muhit

None — Empower communities: A gathering in Bangladesh to discuss childhood cataract Photo: Mohammad Muhit

None — Make facilities available: Mobile Community Sight Clinics in Bangladesh Photo: Mohammad Muhit

None — Provide good quality eye surgery: a boy recovers from a cataract operation in Bangladesh Photo: Mohammad Muhit

None — Ensure follow-up care: parents receiving counselling at Aravind Hospital, India Photo: Victoria Francis

None — Congenital Cataract Photo: Allen Foster

None — Early detection is important Credit: ICEH

None — Healthy eyes (left) Bilateral congenital cataract (right) Photos: Murray McGavin & Allen Foster

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