Patient perspectives on accessing eye-related healthcare from rural communities
Prethy Rao, Rajeev S. Ramchandran, Kira Baldonado, Stephan Hüsler, Marina Sutter, Larissa S. Moniz, Mohamed Akrout, Allon Jacobs
Abstract
Rural populations frequently encounter substantial barriers to accessing ophthalmology care, often resulting in delayed diagnosis and less effective disease management [ 1 , 2 ]. This patient- and provider-centred multinational study explored the challenges patients and caregivers encounter and proposed improvements for rural communities.
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OptometryMedicineEye careHealth carePolitical scienceLawRetinal Imaging and AnalysisRetinal and Optic ConditionsOphthalmology and Visual Health Research