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Cataract surgery in patients with complex conditions by Mathenge, Wanjiku

“…Cataract surgery is not always straightforward, but with careful planning by the surgical team, patients with complex conditions can still have a successful…”
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Emergency management: exposure keratopathy by Mathenge, Wanjiku

“…Exposure keratopathy can result in destruction of the cornea and blindness if not treated urgently…”
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My journey: from clinician to educator by Mathenge, Wanjiku

“…Just before my final year of residency training, the entire faculty from the University went on an industrial strike that would last a whole year…”
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Urbanization, ethnicity and cardiovascular risk in a population in transition in Nakuru, Kenya: a population-based survey by Mathenge, Wanjiku, Foster, Allen, Kuper, Hannah

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among older people in Africa. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of urbanization and…”
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Keeping my professional development continuous by Mathenge, Wanjiku

“…Keeping up professionally means knowing what is current and then selecting what is applicable to your work. This requires a personal commitment to recognise…”
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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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Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Western Rwanda: blindness in a postconflict setting by Mathenge, Wanjiku, Nkurikiye, John, Limburg, Hans, Kuper, Hannah

“…The World Health Organization estimates that there were 37 million blind people in 2002 and that the prevalence of blindness was 9% among adults in Africa aged…”
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Age-related macular degeneration by Mathenge, Wanjiku

“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease of the retina that usually develops in people aged 60 years and older. It affects about 8.7% of the world’s…”
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Does cataract surgery alleviate poverty? Evidence from a multi-centre intervention study conducted in Kenya, the Philippines and Bangladesh by Kuper, Hannah, Polack, Sarah, Mathenge, Wanjiku, Eusebio, Cristina, Wadud, Zakia, Rashid, Mamunur, Foster, Allen

“…Poverty and blindness are believed to be intimately linked, but empirical data supporting this purported relationship are sparse. The objective of this study…”
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A case-control study to assess the relationship between poverty and visual impairment from cataract in Kenya, the Philippines, and Bangladesh by Kuper, Hannah, Polack, Sarah, Eusebio, Cristina, Mathenge, Wanjiku, Wadud, Zakia, Foster, Allen

“…The link between poverty and health is central to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Poverty can be both a cause and consequence of poor health, but…”
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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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Impact of Artificial Intelligence Assessment of Diabetic Retinopathy on Referral Service Uptake in a Low-Resource Setting by Mathenge, Wanjiku, Whitestone, Noelle, Nkurikiye, John, Patnaik, Jennifer L., Piyasena, Prabhath, Uwaliraye, Parfait, Lanouette, Gabriella, Kahook, Malik Y., Cherwek, David H., Congdon, Nathan, Jaccard, Nicolas

“…This trial was designed to determine if artificial intelligence (AI)-supported diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening improved referral uptake in Rwanda. The…”
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Process evaluation of a National Primary Eye Care Programme in Rwanda by Yip, Jennifer L Y, Bright, Tess, Ford, Sebastian, Mathenge, Wanjiku, Faal, Hannah

“…Visual impairment is a global public health problem, with an estimated 285 million affected globally, of which 43% are due to refractive error. A lack of…”
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Technical capacities needed to implement the WHO’s primary eye care package for Africa: results of a Delphi process by Aghaji, Ada, Burchett, Helen E D, Mathenge, Wanjiku, Faal, Hannah Bassey, Umeh, Rich, Ezepue, Felix, Isiyaku, Sunday, Kyari, Fatima, Wiafe, Boateng, Foster, Allen, Gilbert, Clare E

“…ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to establish the technical capacities needed to deliver the WHO African Region’s primary eye care package in primary…”
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The Rwanda National Blindness Survey: Trends and use of the evidence to change practice and policy by Mathenge, Wanjiku C., Hillgrove, Tessa, Gisagara, Egide, Uwaliraye, Parfait, Hess, Olivia, Byamukama, Emmanuel, Intili, Alessandra, Nyemazi, Alex, Nkurikiye, John

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Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness in Nakuru District, Kenya by Mathenge, Wanjiku, MBCHB, MMed, Kuper, Hannah, ScD, Limburg, Hans, PhD, DCEH, Polack, Sarah, MSc, Onyango, Oscar, MBCHB, MMed, Nyaga, Godfrey, MBCHB, MMed, Foster, Allen, FRCS

“…Objectives To estimate the prevalence of avoidable blindness in ≥50-year-olds in Nakuru district, Kenya, and to evaluate the Rapid Assessment for Avoidable…”
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Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in Nakuru, Kenya: a cross-sectional population-based study by Mathenge, Wanjiku, Bastawrous, Andrew, Peto, Tunde, Leung, Irene, Foster, Allen, Kuper, Hannah

“…Diseases of the posterior segment of the eye, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), have recently been recognised as the leading or second leading…”
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Strengthening the integration of eye care into the health system: methodology for the development of the WHO package of eye care interventions by Keel, Stuart, Evans, Jennifer R, Block, Sandra, Bourne, Rupert, Calonge, Margarita, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Friedman, David S, Furtado, João M, Khanna, Rohit C, Mathenge, Wanjiku, Mariotti, Silvio, Matoto, Elenoa, Müller, Andreas, Rabiu, M Mansur, Rasengane, Tuwani, Zhao, Jialang, Wormald, Richard, Cieza, Alarcos

“…ObjectiveTo describe the rational for, and the methods that will be employed to develop, the WHO package of eye care interventions (PECI).Methods and…”
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Cascading training the trainers in ophthalmology across Eastern, Central and Southern Africa by Corbett, Melanie C, Mathenge, Wanjiku, Zondervan, Marcia, Astbury, Nick

“…The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) are collaborating to cascade a…”
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Improving the practice of cataract surgical outcome measurement by Congdon, Nathan, Dodson, Sarity, Chan, Ving Fai, Mathenge, Wanjiku, Moo, Elise

“…A successful cataract outcome monitoring and continuous quality improvement system will assist practitioners and centres to identify and implement ongoing…”
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