Vivek Gupta, Praveen Vashist, S Sarath, Noopur Gupta, Suraj Singh Senjam, Pallavi Shukla, Sumit Grover, B R Shamanna, Rajshekhar Vemparala, Meenakshi Wadhwani, Amit Bhardwaj, Promila Gupta, Jeewan S Titiyal
BACKGROUND: Effective Cataract Surgical Coverage (eCSC) is a core outcomes domain indicator to assess accessibility and quality of eye care services with limited available information. PURPOSE: To generate baseline estimates of eCSC for India. METHODS: We performed the analysis of data pooled from Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness surveys conducted in 31 districts of India during 2015-2019 among persons aged 50+ years. eCSC was calculated at various thresholds, the primary being operable cataract at best corrected visual acuity <6/12, good outcome at presenting visual acuity of 6/12...
April 16, 2024: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology