Towards better estimates of uncorrected presbyopia

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 667-

  Holden, Brien A ^a   Tahhan, Nina ^b   Jong, Monica ^b   Wilson, David A ^b   Fricke, Timothy R ^b   Bourne, Rupert ^c   Resnikoff, Serge ^b  

^a BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEXIA; COLOR VISION DEFECT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRESBYOPIA; READING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84943147513     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.15.156844     Document Type: Editorial

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