Vision surveillance in the United States: Has the time come?

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 154, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  West, Sheila K ^a   Lee, Paul ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; CATARACT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYMENT; EYE DISEASE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFRACTION ERROR; SELF REPORT; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; UNITED STATES; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84869019903     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2012.09.004     Document Type: Editorial

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