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Global prevalence of vision impairment and blindness: magnitude and temporal trends, 1990-2010

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posted on 2023-07-26, 13:31 authored by Gretchen A. Stevens, Richard A. White, Seth R. Flaxman, Holly C. Price, Jost B. Jonas, Jill Keeffe, Janet Leasher, Kovin Naidoo, Konrad Pesudovs, Serge Resnikoff, Hugh R. Taylor, Rupert R. A. Bourne
Vision impairment is a leading and largely preventable cause of disability worldwide. However, no study of global and regional trends in the prevalence of vision impairment has been carried out. We estimated the prevalence of vision impairment and its changes worldwide for the past 20 years.

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Volume

120

Issue number

12

Page range

2377-2384

Publication title

Ophthalmology: Journal of The American Academy of Ophthalmology

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1549-4713

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Elsevier

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2014-03-27

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ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018)

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