Randomized controlled trial of anterior-chamber intraocular lenses in Nepal: long-term follow-up

• Main Authors: J.R. Evans (Author), A. Hennig (Author), D. Pradhan (Author), A. Foster (Author), R. Lagnado (Author), A. Poulson (Author), G.J. Johnson (Author), R.P.L. Wormald (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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Most of the estimated 20 million people who are blind with cataracts live in rural areas of developing countries, where expert surgical resources are scarce. We have studied the use of multiflex open-loop anterior-chamber intraocular lenses (ACIOL) in high-volume low-cost surgery. Between 1992 and 1...