Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Central and South Asia: 1990-2010.

B Jonas, Jost; George, Ronnie; Asokan, Rashima; R Flaxman, Seth; Keeffe, Jill; Leasher, Janet; Naidoo, Kovin; Pesudovs, Konrad; Price, Holly; Vijaya, Lingam; A White, Richard; Y Wong, Tien; Resnikoff, Serge; R Taylor, Hugh; R A Bourne, Rupert; Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study, Vision

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303998

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Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Central and South Asia: 1990-2010.

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Authors:

Jost B Jonas

Ronnie George

Rashima Asokan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To examine the prevalence, patterns and trends of vision impairment and its causes from 1990 to 2010 in Central and South Asia. METHODS: Based on the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2010 and ongoing literature searches, we examined prevalence and causes of moderate and severe vision impa...

Subject

Epidemiology

Glaucoma

Macula

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