Kovin Naidoo
University of KwaZulu-Natal
186 Papers
501 Citations
Kovin Naidoo is an academic researcher from University of KwaZulu-Natal. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 171 publications. Previous affiliations of Kovin Naidoo include Vision-Sciences, Inc. & International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness.
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Papers
•Journal Article
Global Prevalence of Blindness and Distance and Near Vision Impairment: Magnitude, Temporal Trends, and Projections
Rupert R A Bourne,Seth Flaxman,Tasanee Braithwaite,Jost B. Jonas,Jill E Keeffe,John H. Kempen,Janet L Leasher,Hans Limburg,Kovin Naidoo,Kovin Naidoo,Konrad Pesudovs,Serge Resnikoff,Gretchen A Stevens,Nina Tahhan,Nina Tahhan,Tien Wong,Hugh R. Taylor +16 more
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Patient Perspectives on Acquiring Spectacles: A Cambodian Experience.
TL;DR: Most people will pay eye care costs once barriers to seeking treatment have been broken via education and encouragement and Satisfaction of wearing spectacles was associated with improved vision; style, color, and fit of the spectacles; and protection from sunlight and dust.
The prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness amongst learners at the Akropong School for the Blind in Ghana
Michael Agyemang Kwarteng,Khathutshelo P. Mashige,Kovin Naidoo,Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi,Pirindhavellie Govender-Poonsamy +4 more
TL;DR: The leading causes of low vision and blindness identified in this study were because of avoidable diseases such as corneal opacity/phthisis bulbi and glaucoma, highlighting the need for adequate primary eye care services, equitable eye health workforce distribution and eye health awareness in Ghana.
•Journal Article
Comparative Analysis of Satisfaction with the Use of Ready-Made Spectacles and Custom-Made Spectacles among School Children in Nigeria: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Bernadine N. Ekpenyong,Kovin Naidoo,Antor O. Ndep,Kelechukwu Ahaiwe,Onyebuchi Ndukwe,David Nwandu,Augustus Ezenwankwo,E. E. Ekanem +7 more
TL;DR: Ready-made spectacles are recommended for eye health programmes in schools because it is a cost effective strategy for treatment of refractive errors and should be available in different frame pupillary distance for various powers to reduce discomfort associated with frame induced prismatic effect.
Willingness to pay for improved vision in Mozambique
TL;DR: If avoidable vision impairment is to be addressed in Mozambique, the cost of services must not be a barrier and the construction of a sustainable spectacle system that delivers for both rural and urban patients must be a priority.
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