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Barriers for Cataract Treatment among Elderly in Sri Lanka
Joint Authors
Wickremasinghe, Rajitha
Kasturiratne, Anuradhani
Nishad, Nilanga
Hewage, S. A.
Arulmoly, K.
Amaratunge, M. S.
de Silva, J.
Abeysundara, P. K.
Source
Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-03-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cataract is still the leading cause of blindness.
Many government institutes and voluntary organizations in Sri Lanka are providing free treatment services to patients with cataract.
Still people are not patronizing the available free services; thus they have to live with impaired vision or blindness.
This paper describes the barriers for cataract treatment among the population over 60 years of age.
Out of 470 elders, 379 were found to have some kind of cataract.
This study demonstrated lack of awareness and knowledge, socioeconomic factors, and misconceptions as the main barriers for cataract treatment which has led to a lower cataract surgery rate irrespective of the high cataract prevalence reported.
Findings of this study highlight the importance of cataract as a common health problem in elderly and need for removal of the barriers for its treatment which should be given due prominence in the formulation of public health policy in Sri Lanka at the earliest.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nishad, Nilanga& Hewage, S. A.& Arulmoly, K.& Amaratunge, M. S.& de Silva, J.& Kasturiratne, Anuradhani…[et al.]. 2019. Barriers for Cataract Treatment among Elderly in Sri Lanka. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nishad, Nilanga…[et al.]. Barriers for Cataract Treatment among Elderly in Sri Lanka. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129269
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nishad, Nilanga& Hewage, S. A.& Arulmoly, K.& Amaratunge, M. S.& de Silva, J.& Kasturiratne, Anuradhani…[et al.]. Barriers for Cataract Treatment among Elderly in Sri Lanka. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129269
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1129269