Putting women’s eyesight first

Two-thirds of blindness and visual impairment occurs in women, and recent prevalence surveys in Vietnam and China show an imbalance in the coverage of services across some areas. We know that, compared to men, women account for the greater burden of blindness from cataract. Women and girls face nume...

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Main Authors:	Damian Facciolo, Camille Neyhouser
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2016-07-01
Series:	Community Eye Health Journal
Subjects:	Health equality and equity Planning and management Research Attitudes Gender KAP studies
Online Access:	http://www.cehjournal.org/article/putting-womens-eyesight-first/

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spelling	doaj-622d6fa6686a4d2d9390d988211fe8132020-11-25T02:12:44ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68331993-72882016-07-01299308Putting women’s eyesight firstDamian Facciolo 0Camille Neyhouser 1Regional Programme Manager (Western Pacific): International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, Singapore. Learning and Best Practice Coordinator & Gender Strategy Coordinator: The Fred Hollows Foundation, Sydney, Australia. Two-thirds of blindness and visual impairment occurs in women, and recent prevalence surveys in Vietnam and China show an imbalance in the coverage of services across some areas. We know that, compared to men, women account for the greater burden of blindness from cataract. Women and girls face numerous barriers in accessing eye care services and are less likely to utilise them.http://www.cehjournal.org/article/putting-womens-eyesight-first/Health equality and equityPlanning and managementResearchAttitudesGenderKAP studies
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description	Two-thirds of blindness and visual impairment occurs in women, and recent prevalence surveys in Vietnam and China show an imbalance in the coverage of services across some areas. We know that, compared to men, women account for the greater burden of blindness from cataract. Women and girls face numerous barriers in accessing eye care services and are less likely to utilise them.
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Putting women’s eyesight first

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