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Research Article

The Better Operative Outcomes Software Tool (BOOST) Prospective Study: Improving the Quality of Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings

Myra B. McGuinnessa Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;b Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elise Moob Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia;c Global Programs, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6132-8427View further author information
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Beatrice Vargac Global Programs, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Melbourne, AustraliaView further author information
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Sarity Dodsonc Global Programs, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Melbourne, AustraliaView further author information
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Van Charles Lansinghd Help Me See, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA;e Instituto Mexicano de Oftalmologia, Queretaro, Mexico;f Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-4195View further author information
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Serge Resnikoffg Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;h School of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5866-4446View further author information
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Elena Schmidti Evidence Research and Innovations, Sightsavers, Chippenham, UKView further author information
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Thulasiraj Ravillaj LAICO-Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-7443View further author information
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Ganesh-Babu Balu Subburamanj LAICO-Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4882-4290View further author information
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Rohit C. Khannah School of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;k Allen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;l Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;m School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8698-5562View further author information
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Varsha M. Rathik Allen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5422-0290View further author information
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Simon Arungan Department of Ophthalmology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-3086View further author information
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Hans Limburgo Health Information Services, Grootebroek, NetherlandsView further author information
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Nathan Congdonp Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK;q Orbis International, New York, New York, USA;r Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Received 13 Oct 2023, Accepted 22 Mar 2024, Published online: 18 Apr 2024

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