Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study

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Bourne, RRA (corresponding author), Anglia Ruskin Univ, Vis & Eye Res Inst, Cambridge CB1 1PT, England.

LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH, 2021; 9 (2): E130

Abstract

Background To contribute to the WHO initiative, VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, an assessment of global vision impairment in 2020 and temporal change......

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