Effectiveness of community outreach screening for glaucoma in improving equity and access to eye care in Nigeria.

Olusola Oluyinka OlawoyeOlufunmilayo FawoleAdeyinka O AshayeVing Fai ChanAugusto Azuara-Blanco Nathan Congdon

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2021)

Outreach screening improved equity of access but its effects were somewhat reduced by poor uptake of referral care. Interventions such as free transportation and educational efforts may improve the uptake of referral services and maximise equity gains.

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