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Research Article

Epidemiology of eye injuries in rural Tanzania

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Pages 85-94 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Mehul Shah, Shreya Shah & Pradeep Chandana. (2023) Impact of ocular trauma on vision-related quality of life. Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research 11:2, pages 87.
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Zhi Hong Toh, Shreya Mehul Shah, Chun Hau Chua, Annette K. Hoskin, Rupesh Agrawal & Mehul Shah. (2022) International Globe and Adnexal Trauma Epidemiology Study (IGATES): Visual outcomes in open globe injuries in rural West India. Eye 37:1, pages 88-96.
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Shreya Shah, Mehul Shah, Ruhi Gunay, Apeksha Kataria, Sakshi Makhloga & Mrugesha Vaghela. (2022) New model for the prediction of visual outcomes in young children with mechanical ocular conditions and comparison with other models. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 70:8, pages 3045.
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Mehul A. Shah & Shreya M. Shah. 2022. Essentials of Pediatric Cataract Surgery. Essentials of Pediatric Cataract Surgery 125 140 .
Thokozani Zungu, Shaffi Mdala, Chatonda Manda, Halima Sumayya Twabi & Petros Kayange. (2021) Characteristics and visual outcome of ocular trauma patients at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi. PLOS ONE 16:3, pages e0246155.
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Kemal Turgay Özbilen & Emre Altınkurt. (2020) Impact of the possible prognostic factors for visual outcomes of traumatic cataract surgery. International Ophthalmology 40:11, pages 3163-3173.
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ShreyaM Shah, MehulA Shah, Romi Singh, Chetan Rathod & Ranuq Khanna. (2020) A prospective cohort study on the epidemiology of ocular trauma associated with closed-globe injuries in pediatric age group. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 68:3, pages 500.
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Mehul ShahGangadhara SundarShreya Shah. (2019) Ocular Trauma Score revisited – Making sense of it all. Latin American Journal of Ophthalmology 2, pages 4.
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Seyedhossein Ojaghihaghighi, Kevin M. Lombardi, Steven Davis, Samad S. Vahdati, Rana Sorkhabi & Ali Pourmand. (2019) Diagnosis of Traumatic Eye Injuries With Point-of-Care Ocular Ultrasonography in the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine 74:3, pages 365-371.
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Mehul Shah, Shreya Shah, Rupesh Agrawal & Kashyap Patel. (2017) Validation of a modified Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology classification for mechanical eye injuries. Trauma 20:3, pages 217-220.
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Mehul A Shah, Shreya M Shah, Siddharth R Gosai, Satyam S Gupta, Raubaq R Khanna, Kashyap B Patel & Chetan D Rathod. (2018) Comparative study of visual outcome between open- and closed-globe injuries following surgical treatment of traumatic cataract in children. European Journal of Ophthalmology 28:4, pages 406-411.
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Mehul A. Shah, Rupesh Agrawal, Ryan Teoh, Shreya M. Shah, Kashyap Patel, Satyam Gupta & Siddharth Gosai. (2017) Pediatric ocular trauma score as a prognostic tool in the management of pediatric traumatic cataracts. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 255:5, pages 1027-1036.
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Samarth Mishra, Jayashree Dora, Sharmistha Behera & Bidisha Mahapatra. (2016) SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF TRAUMATIC CATARACT IN WESTERN ODISHA: A STUDY AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL. Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare 3:49, pages 2514-2517.
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Gholamreza Khataminia, Mojtaba Eidizadeh & Mahmood Latifi. (2016) Profile of Eye Injury-Related Risk Factors in an Urban Area, Ahvaz, Iran. Jentashapir Journal of Health Research 7:3.
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Mehul A Shah. (2015) Traumatic cataracts in children: Visual outcome. World Journal of Ophthalmology 5:2, pages 80.
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Mehul Shah & Shreya Shah. 2015. Studies on the Cornea and Lens. Studies on the Cornea and Lens 415 444 .
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Mehul Shah. (2014) Predictors of visual outcome in traumatic cataract. World Journal of Ophthalmology 4:4, pages 152.
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Mehul A. Shah, Shreya M. Shah, Ashit H. Shah & Jaimini S. Pandya. (2018) Visual Outcome of Cataract in Pediatric Age Group: Does Etiology have a Role?. European Journal of Ophthalmology 24:1, pages 76-83.
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Sheila West, Michael Bates, Jennifer Lee, Debra Schaumberg, David Lee, Heather Adair-Rohani, Dong Chen & Houmam Araj. (2013) Is Household Air Pollution a Risk Factor for Eye Disease?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 10:11, pages 5378-5398.
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Mehul Shah, Shreya Shah, Pramod Upadhyay & Rupesh Agrawal. (2013) Controversies in traumatic cataract classification and management: a review. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology 48:4, pages 251-258.
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Mehul A. Shah, Shreya M. Shah, Adway H. Appleware, Krunal D. Patel, Rukhsana M. Rehman & Khushboo A. Shikhange. (2018) Visual Outcome of Traumatic Cataract in Pediatric Age Group. European Journal of Ophthalmology 22:6, pages 956-963.
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Mehul A. Shah, Shreya M. Shah, Adway Applewar, Chintan Patel, Shashank Shah & Utsav Patel. (2012) Ocular Trauma Score: A Useful Predictor of Visual Outcome at Six Weeks in Patients with Traumatic Cataract. Ophthalmology 119:7, pages 1336-1341.
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Mehul A. Shah, Shreya M. Shah, Adway Applewar, Chintan Patel & Krunal Patel. (2012) Ocular Trauma Score as a predictor of final visual outcomes in traumatic cataract cases in pediatric patients. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 38:6, pages 959-965.
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Hannah Forward, Alex W Hewitt & David A Mackey. (2011) Missing X and Y: a review of participant ages in population‐based eye studies. Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology 40:3, pages 305-319.
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Mehul Ashvin Shah, Shreya Mehul Shah, Shashank B. Shah, Chintan G. Patel, Utsav A. Patel, Adway Appleware & Ashish Gupta. (2011) Comparative study of final visual outcome between open- and closed-globe injuries following surgical treatment of traumatic cataract. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 249:12, pages 1775-1781.
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Mehul A. Shah, Shreya M. Shah, Shashank B. Shah & Utsav A. Patel. (2018) Effect of Interval between Time of Injury and Timing of Intervention on Final Visual Outcome in Cases of Traumatic Cataract. European Journal of Ophthalmology 21:6, pages 760-765.
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S. Baillif-Gostoli & V. Paoli. (2011) Plaies et corps étrangers du segment postérieur. EMC - Ophtalmologie 8:4, pages 1-12.
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Ana Belen Larque-Daza, Jesus Peralta-Calvo & Jesus Lopez-Andrade. (2018) Epidemiology of Open-Globe Trauma in the Southeast of Spain. European Journal of Ophthalmology 20:3, pages 578-583.
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Milos Jovanovic & Ivan Stefanovic. (2010) Mechanical injuries of the eye: Incidence, structure and possibilities for prevention. Vojnosanitetski pregled 67:12, pages 983-990.
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Lee Woodward. (2010) Pediatric Eye Disease in Tanzania. International Ophthalmology Clinics 50:4, pages 137-148.
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Adeyinka O. Ashaye. (2009) Eye Injuries in Children and Adolescents: A Report of 205 Cases. Journal of the National Medical Association 101:1, pages 51-56.
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Adeyinka O Ashaye. (2008) Traumatic Hyphaema: A report of 472 consecutive cases. BMC Ophthalmology 8:1.
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