Prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections

Kovin Naidoo; John H. Kempen; Stephen Gichuhi; Tasanee Braithwaite; Robert J. Casson; Maria Vittoria Cicinelli; Aditi Das; Seth Flaxman; Jost B. Jonas; Jill Keeffe; Janet L Leasher; Hans Limburg; Konrad Pesudovs; Serge Resnikoff; Alexander Silvester; Nina Tahhan; Hugh R. Taylor; Tien Yin Wong; Rupert Bourne

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-315217

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Cataract and URE, two of the major causes of blindness and vision impairment, are reversible with treatment and thus promising targets to alleviate vision impairment in SSA.

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Prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections

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