Prevalence and causes of vision loss in East Asia in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections.

Ching-Yu Cheng Ningli WangTien Y WongNathan CongdonMingguang HeYa-Xing Wang Tasanee BraithwaiteRobert J CassonMaria Vittoria CicinelliAditi DasSeth R FlaxmanJost Bruno JonasJill Elizabeth KeeffeJohn H Kempen Janet L LeasherHans LimburgKovin NaidooKonrad PesudovsSerge ResnikoffAlexander J SilvesterNina TahhanHugh R TaylorRupert R A Bournenull null

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2019)

Addressing the public healthcare barriers for cataract and uncorrected refractive error can help eliminate almost 57% of all blindness cases in this region. Therefore, public healthcare efforts should be focused on effective screening and effective patient education, with access to high-quality healthcare.

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healthcare
risk factors
case report
mental health
emergency department
health information
cataract surgery