A cataract surgery barrier model in Malaysia
Cataract is a serious public health problem as the most common cause of blindness. Timely cataract surgery is required to prevent visual loss. Our ‘Cataract Surgery Barrier Model’ illustrates the barrier in accessing cataract surgery services in Malaysia. Issues include their perceived need for si...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/1461/1/FH03-FP-18-20569.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/1461/2/FH03-FP-19-23923.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/1461/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin |
| Language: | English English |
| Summary: | Cataract is a serious public health problem as the most common cause of blindness. Timely cataract surgery is required to prevent visual loss. Our
‘Cataract Surgery Barrier Model’ illustrates the barrier in accessing cataract surgery services in Malaysia. Issues include their perceived need for
sight, apprehension, physical status, family support, financial adversity, nondisclosure of their visual problems, belated needs for better sight, social
stigma, miscommunication and delayed referral. Factors at the specialist level are accessibility, bureaucracy, waiting time and cost. This model is
designed to elucidate the effect of delayed presentation, detection, and referral procedure on the timing for cataract surgery. |
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