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. 2017;30(100):71-73.

World blindness and visual impairment: despite many successes, the problem is growing

Peter Ackland  1 , Serge Resnikoff  2 , Rupert Bourne  3
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World blindness and visual impairment: despite many successes, the problem is growing

Peter Ackland et al. Community Eye Health. 2017.
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Headline figures from the Vision Loss Expert Group's latest data
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It is important that women are able to access eye care services. INDIA
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The global prevalence of blindness and moderate to severe visual impairment (MSVI) in women*
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Figure 3
Age-standardised prevalence of visual impairment across the 21 regions*
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References

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    1. Flaxman SR, Bourne RRA, Resnikoff S, Ackland P, Braithwaite T, Cicinelli MV. et al., on behalf of the Vision Loss Expert Group. Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment: 1990–2020 – a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet, 2017. Published online first:11 October 2017. - PubMed
    1. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 revision, key findings and advance tables. Working Paper No. ESA/P/WP.241.

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