Praveen K Nirmalan
Sex inequalities in cataract blindness burden and surgical services in south India
determine sex inequalities cataract blindness surgical services south indiadetails lens status cataract surgery recorded subjects aged 50 years older identified cluster sampling part population based cross sectional assessments cataract blindness surgical outcomes three districts south indiafemales less likely operated cataract adjusted 071 95 ci 057 087 although cataract blindness burden higher females p0001 literacy subject major predictor operated cataract achieving equal surgical coverage sexes resulted additional 253 reduction cataract blindnesseye care programmes population need sensitised substantial reduction blindness possible achieving equal surgical coverage sexes