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- Title
Restoring sight, but short‐sighted? Ethical considerations in global cataract missions.
- Authors
Mohnasky, Michael; Rennie, Stuart
- Abstract
Key points: Though cataract missions perform an obvious good of restoring sight, this in itself does not ethically sanction their existence due to an intersection with cultural, social, and economic factors of the host country.Current guidelines do not adequately address the many ethical issues that may arise during these missions necessitating further ethical consideration.Not all countries beset by high rates of cataract‐related blindness are similar in their need. The specific context of the host country ought to inform the purpose and execution of cataract missions.
- Subjects
CATARACT; ECONOMIC impact; BLINDNESS
- Publication
World Medical & Health Policy, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 2, p244
- ISSN
1948-4682
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/wmh3.587