Preface: Global Health Security in Vision Care: Addressing Disparities, Outbreaks, and Conflict

Steven Yeh^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Truhlsen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
² Global Center for Health Security, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
³ National Strategic Research Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
⁴ Emory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Walter Reed National Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
⁶ Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
⁷ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Steven Yeh et al. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2024.

. 2024 Oct 1;64(4):1-3.

doi: 10.1097/IIO.0000000000000538. Epub 2024 Oct 29.

Steven Yeh^{1

2

3

4}, Grant A Justin⁵, Jean-Claude Mwanza⁶, R V Paul Chan⁷

¹ Truhlsen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
² Global Center for Health Security, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
³ National Strategic Research Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
⁴ Emory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Walter Reed National Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
⁶ Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
⁷ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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