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    Palliative care development as a solution to mitigate the human crisis of cancer in low- and middle-income countries: a theory of change approach

    • Seema Rajesh Rao
    • Shrikant Atreya
    • Naveen Salins

    Background The burden of cancer is rising in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where social determinants, limited access to treatment, and inadequate palliative care amplify suffering. With most unmet palliative care needs concentrated in...

    09 October 2026 Open access
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    Brain plasticity and residual visual functions in acquired cortical blindness: a systematic review of the literature

    • Karen Dayana Villarreal Marín
    • Sara Lucía Ladino Gil
    • Ricardo Andrés Novoa Álvarez

    Background Acquired cortical blindness, traditionally considered irreversible due to the need for the integrity of the primary visual cortex, has recently been challenged by evidence demonstrating that patients can retain residual visual abilities...

    08 October 2026 Open access
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    Design and feasibility testing of IDC-VI: a theory-informed intervention to support medication dispensing and counselling to patients with vision impairment

    • Basma Y. Kentab
    • Heather E. Barry
    • Carmel M. Hughes

    Background There is limited research on interventions that can support medication use in patients with vision impairment. The United Kingdom’s Medical Research Council advocates a systematic approach for the development and evaluation of an...

    03 October 2026 Open access
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    Future-blindness and the product topology

    • Marcel Andrade
    • Lorenzo Bastianello
    • Jaime Orrillo

    We study future-blind preferences, which are preferences that heavily discount the future, within the space of infinite consumption streams. We give two definitions: N-blindness, where agents ignore periods beyond a fixed date N, and eventual...

    26 September 2026
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    Delivering disability-inclusive eye care for older people in northern Uganda: a qualitative study of provider experiences using the Levesque framework

    • Emma Jolley
    • Stevens Bechange
    • Jane Wilbur

    Background Population ageing is accelerating rapidly, resulting in rising numbers of older people with functional limitations and morbidities including vision impairment. Despite Uganda having a supportive disability-inclusive health policy...

    25 September 2026 Open access
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    The Prevalence of Spectacle Non-Adaptation Among Patients Presenting at a Private Practice in Witbank, South Africa

    • Bevily Nukeri
    • Velibanti Sukati
    • Pheagane Motsime William Nkoana

    Purpose To determine the prevalence of and factors associated with spectacle non-adaptation in a private optometry practice in Witbank, South Africa. Methods A retrospective descriptive study was conducted using clinical and dispensing records of...

    22 September 2026 Open access
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