Global estimates of visual impairment: 2010

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Authors

Donatella Pascolini · World Health Organization

Silvio Paolo Mariotti · World Health Organization

Abstract

This study indicates that visual impairment in 2010 is a major health issue that is unequally distributed among the WHO regions; the preventable causes are as high as 80% of the total global burden.

Topics & Keywords

Retinal and Optic Conditions Retinal Diseases and Treatments Retinal Imaging and Analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volume 96, Issue 5, pp. 614-618

DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-300539

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