TY - JOUR AU - Yip, Jennifer L. Y. AU - Bright, Tess AU - Ford, Sebastian AU - Mathenge, Wanjiku AU - Faal, Hannah AU - Dushime, Theophile AU - Faal, Hannah AU - Ford, Sebastian AU - Mathenge, Wanjiku AU - Muhimpundu, Marie-Aimee AU - Musendo, David AU - Ndererimana, Eliana AU - Nkurikiye, John AU - Tuzinde, Vincent AU - Uwamahoro, Pacifique AU - Uwihoreye, Abdallah AU - Yip, Jennifer L. Y. AU - on behalf of the Rwanda Primary Eye Care Process evaluation group PY - 2018 DA - 2018/12/07 TI - Process evaluation of a National Primary Eye Care Programme in Rwanda JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 950 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Visual impairment is a global public health problem, with an estimated 285 million affected globally, of which 43% are due to refractive error. A lack of specialist eye care in low and middle-income countries indicates a new model of care would support a task-shifting model and address this urgent need. We describe the features and results of the process evaluation of a national primary eye care (PEC) programme in Rwanda. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3718-1 DO - 10.1186/s12913-018-3718-1 ID - Yip2018 ER -