A5082358229- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
Queen's University Belfast
2023-2025
Background A pilot eyecare programme aimed to address the urgent eye health needs of older Zanzibari craftswomen. We investigated impact correcting presbyopia on their subjective well-being (SWB) 6 months post-correction and assessed cost-effectiveness a women-targeted correction programme. Methods This study involved craftswomen aged 40 with presenting corrected distance visual acuity better than 6/12 in both eyes were presbyopic. Using before–after method, we SWB 10-point scale before...
Objective To understand if presbyopia correction could empower older craftswomen entrepreneurs living in Zanzibar. Design Mixed-method, before-after intervention study. Setting Unguja and Pemba islands, Participants 209 (weaving, tailoring sewing, pottery producing oil making soaps) 40 years with correctable presbyopia, no other ocular morbidities. Intervention Eye health assessment near vision spectacle for 6 months. Primary secondary outcomes Change economic, social, psychological...
Background Studies have shown that correcting presbyopia among women could increase short-term income and quality of life. However, it is unclear whether these outcomes translate to long-term empowerment. This partly due women’s empowerment being under-studied in the eye health field. Hence, we attempted understand Zanzibari craftswomen’s perception how near-vision spectacle correction empower them. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 craftswomen (7 21 April 2022),...
Aged Zanzibari women are in a disadvantaged position, having high demand for near-vision spectacles. Currently, there is no information on the eye health status of craftswomen, which makes planning women-targeted project to deliver services older craftswomen Zanzibar difficult. We assessed prevalence vision impairment, refractive error, presbyopia, effective spectacle coverage (distance and near) attitude towards wearing among craftswomen.This was cross-sectional study. Unaided presenting...
Purpose Uncorrected presbyopia has been shown to reduce Zanzibari women's quality of life. In this mixed-methods study, we examined the subjective wellbeing and self-reported work performance among older women entrepreneurs with functional before shortly after correction, how poor vision at close distance affected their daily lives.