A5056938989- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Global Health Care Issues
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Travel-related health issues
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Ovarian function and disorders
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Online Learning and Analytics
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Global Health and Surgery
- Facial Trauma and Fracture Management
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2014-2025
University of London
2010-2014
Northwestern University
2008-2013
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital
1988
Development of human resources for eye health (HReH) is a major focus the Global Action Plan 2014 to 2019 reduce prevalence avoidable visual impairment by 25% year 2019. The workforce thought be much smaller in sub-Saharan Africa than other regions world but data support this policy-making scarce. We collected HReH and cataract surgeries from 21 countries sub-Sahara estimate progress towards key suggested population-based VISION 2020 indicators surgery rates (CSR) 2011. Routinely on...
We undertook a Grand Challenges in Global Eye Health prioritisation exercise to identify the key issues that must be addressed improve eye health context of an ageing population, eliminate persistent inequities health-care access, and mitigate widespread resource limitations.Drawing on methods used previous studies, we multi-step recruitment strategy assemble diverse panel individuals from range disciplines relevant global all regions globally participate three-round, online, Delphi-like,...
Introduction:Many diabetics do not have regular eye examinations, although it is known that early diagnosis and treatment of sight-threatening retinopathy reduces the risk blindness. The barriers prevent from attending clinics are poorly understood. Purpose:To determine what factors may influence diabetic patients' attendance at clinics. Methods: A qualitative survey both patients care providers was undertaken in a rural district general hospital an urban tertiary teaching hospital. Methods...
Development of human resources for eye health (HReH) is a major global strategy to reduce the prevalence avoidable visual impairment by year 2020. Building on our previous analysis current progress towards key HReH indicators and cataract surgery rates (CSRs), we predicted future indicator achievement among 16 countries sub-Saharan Africa Surgical data were collected from national care programme coordinators six practitioner cadres: ophthalmologists, surgeons, ophthalmic clinical officers,...
This paper describes the co-design of a participatory group intervention developed to promote and enhance parental involvement in supporting education children with disabilities Malawi. The was through workshops consensus meetings involving 23 stakeholders, including parents, teachers, community leaders. Behaviour Change Wheel framework Delphi technique guided development process, ensuring theoretical robustness contextual relevance. proposed intervention, Tiyanjane (‘Let Us Unite’),...
Background Despite a relatively high prevalence of eye disease, the Indian population in London does not fully utilize available care services. This study Ealing, was aimed at determining reasons for poor utilization Methods Qualitative research methods were used. These included: focus group discussions with community members and religious leaders; semi-structured interviews general practitioners patients attending unit first time Ealing hospital, non-participatory observation methods....
Purpose: Nkhoma Eye Hospital, Malawi provides high volume, quality free cataract surgery to people in its catchment region of Central-Malawi. However, a previous survey 2000 indicated that only 1 7 with bilateral blindness from had received 10-mile radius Nkhoma.Methods: We conducted population-based 2006 the 32 villages within Hospital aged ≥ 40 years order investigate surgical coverage (CSC) and barriers surgery.Results: The prevalence (visual acuity [VA] <3/60 better eye) 835 was 1.3%...
<h3>Background/Aims</h3> The impact of the SAFE strategy (surgery, antibiotics, face washing, environmental hygiene), recommended to eliminate blinding trachoma, is not well explored. We determined operational effectiveness whole intervention package. <h3>Methods</h3> Analytical cross-sectional trachoma surveys were conducted in four program areas across Ethiopia before and after 3 years with strategy. A total 8358 children 1–9 years, 4684 people above 14 3572 households assessed follow-up...
For public eye health programs, blindness registers can be an important tool for informing service planning. This study examines how the Belize Council Visually Impaired (BCVI) used its register data to drive several interventions. Cross-sectional analysis was performed all active registrants (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>1194</mml:mn></mml:math>) determine distribution of causes registration according age, sex,...
This study aimed to explore the factors that influence parental involvement in supporting 7 education of children with disabilities Malawi, thereby generating insights into barriers 8 and facilitators they face. We conducted focus groups in-depth interviews 25 participants 9 from Nkhata Bay District: teachers, parents, disabilities. used COM-B 10 model analyse how parents' capabilities, opportunities, behaviours their involve- 11 ment children's education. The revealed parents 12 showed...
More than a third of the global burden blindness is due to cataracts, yet cataract surgery one most cost-effective surgical treatments in medicine. Poor outcomes many settings remain major challenge, raising concerns about quality and efficacy training. Reflective learning from video recordings trainees' performance has high educational impact available routinely for training within high-resource institutions. However, prohibitive cost limited portability current recording systems make its...