Clinical Trial: Advanced Teleophthalmology to Improve Cataract Referral Attendance From ECCs to Base Hospital

U.S., July 11 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07697014) titled 'Advanced Teleophthalmology to Improve Cataract Referral Attendance From ECCs to Base Hospital' on July 06.

Brief Summary: Although cataract remains the leading cause of avoidable blindness in Nepal, completion of referral from peripheral Eye Care Centers (ECCs) to Bharatpur Eye Hospital (BEH) for cataract surgery remains very low, with only about 3% of referred patients attending the hospital. Poor referral completion is influenced by barriers such as long travel distances, transportation costs, inadequate counselling, fear of surgery, and limited communication between peripheral eye care providers and ophthalmologists.

This study ...