Travel and financial burdens of cataract surgical care in South India: Comparison of postoperative follow-up at local vision centers versus an urban eye hospital
Decentralized perioperative follow-up care is associated with reduced travel and financial burdens for cataract surgery patients in rural, low-resource settings. Further research is needed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and operational feasibility of decentralized postoperative care in LMICs.
Authors
- In Young Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4524-6771)
- Srinivasan Kavitha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9796-6981)
- Rengaraj Venkatesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7741-324X)
- Nakul Singh Shekhawat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4472-3852)
- Merlin Benzy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3520-8720)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Pondicherry University (IN)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Aravind Eye Hospital (IN)
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.ijo_2271_24
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.48