Prevalence and causes of vision loss in South-east Asia and Oceania in 2015: magnitude, temporal tre...
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in South-east Asia and Oceania in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections
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Keeffe, Jill Elizabeth , Casson, Robert J , Pesudovs, Konrad , Taylor, Hugh R , Cicinelli, Maria Vittoria , Das, Aditi , Flaxman, Seth R , Jonas, Jost B , Kempen, John H , Leasher, Janet , Limburg, Hans , Naidoo, Kovin , Silvester, Alexander J , Stevens, Gretchen A , Tahhan, Nina , Wong, Tien Yin , Resnikoff, Serge , Bourne, Rupert R A and Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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BackgroundTo assess prevalence and causes of vision impairment in South-east Asia and Oceania regions from 1990 to 2015 and to forecast the figures for 2020.MethodsBased on a systematic review of medical literature, prevalence of blindness (presenting visual acuity (PVA) <3/60 in the better eye), moderate and severe vision impairment (MSVI; PVA <6/...
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Prevalence and causes of vision loss in South-east Asia and Oceania in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections
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Casson, Robert J
Pesudovs, Konrad
Taylor, Hugh R
Cicinelli, Maria Vittoria
Das, Aditi
Flaxman, Seth R
Jonas, Jost B
Kempen, John H
Leasher, Janet
Limburg, Hans
Naidoo, Kovin
Silvester, Alexander J
Stevens, Gretchen A
Tahhan, Nina
Wong, Tien Yin
Resnikoff, Serge
Bourne, Rupert R A
Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2103672294
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2103672294
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0007-1161
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1468-2079
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10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-311946
