Introducing biometry during outreach: improving visual acuity outcomes in Karamoja subregion, Uganda
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: oroto Regional Referral Hospital (MoRRH) Eye Department is a government-owned health facility located in Karamoja subregion in northeastern Uganda.It serves a population of approximately 1.2 million people, sparsely distributed across 27,000 sq km.In 2018, the hospital appointed its first and only ophthalmologist, which enabled it to start offering cataract surgery at the hospital and at three district health facilities during regular outreach visits.Approximately two-thirds (600 to 700 a year) of the department's cataract operations are performed during these outreach visits.One-third (300 to 400 a year) are carried out at the hospital itself.
Source: Community Eye Health Journal
DOI: 10.56920/cehj.874
Authors: Gladys Atto, Susan Niyigena
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414393667
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