Self assessed benefit of cataract extraction
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Self assessed benefit of cataract extraction.
C ataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world, and the leading cause of low vision in European derived populations. The burden of cataract is likely to increase as the world’s population ages. At present, no effective means of preventing cataract exists, with the possible exception of smoking cessation. For the foreseeable future, the sole method of preventing cataract blindness will...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.068114