Elimination of avoidable blindness due to cataract: Where do we prioritize and how should we monitor this decade

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 438-445

  Murthy, Gudlavalleti V S ^a,b   John, Neena ^a   Shamanna, Bindiganavale R ^a   Pant, Hira B ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blindness; cataract; cataract extraction; coverage; data aggregation; population; prevalence; visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; VISUAL ACUITY;

BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84866398496     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.100545     Document Type: Article

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