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Editorial

. 2005 Oct;89(10):1231-2.

doi: 10.1136/bjo.2005.072645.

Cataract surgery programmes in Africa

T Y Wong

PMID: 16170103
PMCID: PMC1772878
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.072645

Editorial

Cataract surgery programmes in Africa

T Y Wong. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Oct.

. 2005 Oct;89(10):1231-2.

doi: 10.1136/bjo.2005.072645.

Author

T Y Wong

PMID: 16170103
PMCID: PMC1772878
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.072645

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Increasing cataract surgery to meet Vision 2020 targets; experience from two rural programmes in east Africa.
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