Childhood Cataract: Magnitude, Management, Economics and Impact
The prevalence of blindness among children in different regions varies from 0.2/1000 children to over 1.5/1000 children with a global figure estimated at 0.7/1000. This means that there are an estimated 1.4 million blind children worldwide.1 The proportion of blindness in children due to cataract va...
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Language: | English |
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
2004-01-01
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Series: | Community Eye Health Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/17/jceh_17_50_017.html |