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Smartphone Fundoscopy by Bastawrous, Andrew, MRCOphth

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Smartphone-based screening for visual impairment in Kenyan school children: a cluster randomised controlled trial by Rono, Hillary K, Bastawrous, Andrew, Macleod, David, Wanjala, Emmanuel, Di Tanna, Gian Luca, Weiss, Helen A, Burton, Matthew J

“…Childhood visual impairment is a major public health concern that requires effective screening and early intervention. We investigated the effectiveness of…”
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The association between cigarette smoking and primary open-angle glaucoma: a systematic review by Jain, Vageesh, Jain, Mishank, Abdull, Mohammed M., Bastawrous, Andrew

“…Glaucoma is one of the most common causes of irreversible blindness, globally. Findings from the Blue Mountain Eye Study suggest a moderate positive…”
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Results of Automated Retinal Image Analysis for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy from the Nakuru Study, Kenya by Hansen, Morten B, Abràmoff, Michael D, Folk, James C, Mathenge, Wanjiku, Bastawrous, Andrew, Peto, Tunde

“…Digital retinal imaging is an established method of screening for diabetic retinopathy (DR). It has been established that currently about 1% of the world's…”
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Peek Community Eye Health - mHealth system to increase access and efficiency of eye health services in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Rono, Hillary, Bastawrous, Andrew, Macleod, David, Wanjala, Emmanuel, Gichuhi, Stephen, Burton, Matthew

“…Globally, eye care provision is currently insufficient to meet the requirement for eye care services. Lack of access and awareness are key barriers to…”
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The Contribution of Artificial Intelligence in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): What Can Eye Health Can Learn From Commercial Industry and Early Lessons From the Application of Machine Learning in Eye Health Programmes by Sawers, Nicholas, Bolster, Nigel, Bastawrous, Andrew

“…Achieving The United Nations sustainable developments goals by 2030 will be a challenge. Researchers around the world are working toward this aim across the…”
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Rapid methods for identifying barriers and solutions to improve access to community health services: a scoping review protocol by Allen, Luke Nelson, Azab, Hagar, Jonga, Ronald, Gordon, Iris, Karanja, Sarah, Evans, Jennifer, Thaker, Nam, Ramke, Jacqueline, Bastawrous, Andrew

“…ObjectivesLow attendance rates for community health services reflect important barriers that prevent people from receiving the care they need. Services and…”
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A Protocol for the Comparison of Telephone and In-Person Interview Modalities: Duration, Richness, and Costs in the Context of Exploring Determinants of Equitable Access to Community Health Services in Meru, Kenya by Allen, Luke N., Karanja, Sarah, Tlhajoane, Malebogo, Tlhakanelo, John, Macleod, David, Bastawrous, Andrew

“…Our research team is conducting phenomenological interviews with people who have not been able to access health services in Meru County, Kenya, aiming to…”
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The economics of vision impairment and its leading causes: A systematic review by Marques, Ana Patricia, Ramke, Jacqueline, Cairns, John, Butt, Thomas, Zhang, Justine H., Jones, Iain, Jovic, Marty, Nandakumar, Allyala, Faal, Hannah, Taylor, Hugh, Bastawrous, Andrew, Braithwaite, Tasanee, Resnikoff, Serge, Khaw, Peng T., Bourne, Rupert, Gordon, Iris, Frick, Kevin, Burton, Matthew J.

“…Vision impairment (VI) can have wide ranging economic impact on individuals, households, and health systems. The aim of this systematic review was to describe…”
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Access to community-based eye services in Meru, Kenya: a cross-sectional equity analysis by Allen, Luke N, Karanja, Sarah, Gichangi, Michael, Bunywera, Cosmas, Rono, Hillary, Macleod, David, Kim, Min Jung, Tlhajoane, Malebogo, Burton, Matthew J, Ramke, Jacqueline, Bolster, Nigel M, Bastawrous, Andrew

“…Over 80% of blindness in Kenya is due to curable or preventable causes and 7.5 m Kenyans currently need eye services. Embedding sociodemographic data…”
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A School Eye Health Rapid Assessment (SEHRA) planning tool: Module to survey the magnitude and nature of local needs by Morjaria, Priya, Massie, Jessica, Bastawrous, Andrew

“…Eye conditions in children can have negative consequences on visual functioning and quality of life. There is a lack of data on the magnitude of children with…”
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Effectiveness of a novel mobile health education intervention (Peek) on spectacle wear among children in India: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Morjaria, Priya, Bastawrous, Andrew, Murthy, Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana, Evans, Jennifer, Gilbert, Clare

“…Uncorrected refractive errors are the commonest cause of visual loss in children despite spectacle correction being highly cost-effective. Many affected…”
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Mortality during 6 years of follow-up in relation to visual impairment and eye disease: results from a population-based cohort study of people aged 50 years and above in Nakuru, Kenya by Kuper, Hannah, Mathenge, Wanjiku, Macleod, David, Foster, Allen, Gichangi, Michael, Rono, Hillary, Wing, Kevin, Weiss, Helen Anne, Bastawrous, Andrew, Burton, Matthew

“…ObjectiveTo estimate the association between (1) visual impairment (VI) and (2) eye disease and 6-year mortality risk within a cohort of elderly Kenyan…”
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Protocol for an automated, pragmatic, embedded, adaptive randomised controlled trial: behavioural economics-informed mobile phone-based reminder messages to improve clinic attendance in a Botswanan school-based vision screening programme by Allen, Luke N, Ratshaa, Bakgaki, Macleod, David, Bolster, Nigel, Burton, Matthew, Kim, Min, Bastawrous, Andrew, Ho-Foster, Ari, Chroston, Hannah, Nkomazana, Oathokwa

“…Clinic non-attendance rates are high across the African continent. Emerging evidence suggests that phone-based reminder messages could make a small but…”
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Assessment of eye health programme reach by comparison with rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) survey data, Talagang, Pakistan by Jadoon, Muhammad Zahid, Awan, Zahid, Moin, Muhammad, Younas, Rizwan, Latorre-Arteaga, Sergio, Watts, Elanor, Katibeh, Marzieh, Bastawrous, Andrew

“…The purpose of this study was to quantify how much of the burden of visual impairment (VI) and unmet need in Talagang, identified by Rapid Assessment of…”
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Performance and resource requirements of in-person versus voice call versus automated telephone-based socioeconomic data collection modalities for community-based health programmes: a systematic review protocol by Allen, Luke Nelson, Mackinnon, Shona, Gordon, Iris, Blane, David, Marques, Ana Patricia, Gichuhi, Stephen, Mwangi, Alice, Burton, Matthew J, Bolster, Nigel, Macleod, David, Kim, Min, Ramke, Jacqueline, Bastawrous, Andrew

“…IntroductionGathering data on socioeconomic status (SES) is a prerequisite for any health programme that aims to assess and improve the equitable distribution…”
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Rapid methods for identifying barriers and solutions to improve access to community health services: a scoping review by Allen, Luke N, Azab, Hagar, Jonga, Ronald, Gordon, Iris, Karanja, Sarah, Thaker, Nam, Evans, Jennifer, Ramke, Jacqueline, Bastawrous, Andrew

“…The advancement of universal health coverage (UHC) is largely based on identifying and addressing barriers to accessing community health services. Traditional…”
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Improvement studies for equitable and evidence-based innovation: an overview of the 'IM-SEEN' model by Allen, Luke N, Nkomazana, Oathokwa, Mishra, Sailesh Kumar, Gichangi, Michael, Macleod, David, Ramke, Jacqueline, Bolster, Nigel, Marques, Ana Patricia, Rono, Hilary, Burton, Matthew, Kim, Min, Ratshaa, Bakgaki, Karanja, Sarah, Ho-Foster, Ari, Bastawrous, Andrew

“…Health inequalities are ubiquitous, and as countries seek to expand service coverage, they are at risk of exacerbating existing inequalities unless they adopt…”
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The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness survey: Review of the methodology and protocol for the seventh version (RAAB7) by McCormick, Ian, Butcher, Robert, Ramke, Jacqueline, Bolster, Nigel M, Limburg, Hans, Chroston, Hannah, Bastawrous, Andrew, Burton, Matthew J, Mactaggart, Islay

“…The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) is a population-based cross-sectional survey methodology used to collect data on the prevalence of vision…”
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Helpful developments and technologies for school eye health programmes by Morjaria, Priya, Bastawrous, Andrew

“…School eye health programmes provide a unique opportunity to positively influence the health of 700 million children globally. The impact of school eye health…”
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