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Review
. 2001 Dec;85(12):1484-8.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.85.12.1484.

Socioeconomic status and blindness

R Dandona  1 , L Dandona
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Review

Socioeconomic status and blindness

R Dandona et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2001 Dec.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
The estimated prevalence of blindness globally in the year 1990 by region.10 Blindness was defined as best corrected visual acuity <3/60 in the better eye.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The estimated prevalence of blindness globally in the year 2000 by region.12 Blindness was defined as presenting visual acuity <3/60 in the better eye.
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