Elimination of avoidable blindness due to cataract: Where do we prioritize and how should we monitor this decade?
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Elimination of avoidable blindness due to cataract: Where do we prioritize and how should we monitor this decade?
BACKGROUND In the final push toward the elimination of avoidable blindness, cataract occupies a position of eminence for the success of the Right to Sight initiative. AIMS Review existing situation and assess what monitoring indicators may be useful to chart progress towards attaining the goals of Vision 2020. SETTINGS AND DESIGN Review of published papers from low and middle income countri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.100545