Abstract Background: Adherence to topical anti-glaucoma medications is essential to reduce further progression of glaucoma. There is limited information about adherence and associated factors in Southern Ethiopia. Providing ...

Abstract Background: World health organization defines traditional medicines as the sum of all knowledge and practices used in diagnosis, prevention and elimination of illnesses. The proportion of traditional eye medicine ...

Background: World health organization defines traditional medicines as the sum of all knowledge and practices used in diagnosis, prevention and elimination of illnesses. The proportion of traditional eye medicine use in ...

Abstract Introduction: Glaucoma is a global public health problem and it is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and the fifth cause of blindness in Ethiopia. Even though public awareness of glaucoma is ...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Glaucoma is among the leading causes of irreversible blindness in developing countries including Ethiopia. It remains as a major public health concern that impedes the quality of life of patients ...

ABSTRACT Background: Regular eye checkups are essential for diabetic patients in order to reduce the impact of vision-threatening complications of diabetes mellitus; despite having a good vision or asymptomatic. However, ...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Utilization of eye care service is mandatory to reduce burden of visual impairment (VI) but in many parts of developing world communities are not avail themselves. The information about prevalence ...

Abstract Background: Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide, which accounts about half of the global blindness. It is the most effectively treatable condition if timely intervention initiated. It is conceived ...

Abstract Introduction: Cataract is the leading cause of blindness globally and accounts for half of the total blindness in Ethiopia. Despite it is treatable, the lack of knowledge about cataract and its treatment is still ...

BACKGROUND: In developing countries, the leading cause of childhood blindness is corneal scarring. Although the service of corneal transplantation depends on several factors, availability of potential donors is of paramount ...