Prevalence and causes of vision loss in North Africa and the Middle East: 1990–2010

Moncef Khairallah; Rim Kahloun; Seth R Flaxman; Jost B Jonas; Jill Keeffe; Janet Leasher; Kovin Naidoo; Konrad Pesudovs; Holly Price; Richard A White; Tien Yin Wong; Serge Resnikoff; Hugh R Taylor; Rupert R Bourne; on behalf of the Vision Loss Expert Group

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304068

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Prevalence and causes of vision loss in North Africa and the Middle East: 1990–2010

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Moncef Khairallah Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rim Kahloun Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Seth R Flaxman School of Computer Science & Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jost B Jonas Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsmedizin, Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jill Keeffe Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Janet Leasher Nova South-eastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kovin Naidoo African Vision Research Institute, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, KZN, South Africa Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Konrad Pesudovs NHMRC Centre for Clinical Eye Research, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Holly Price Vision & Eye Research Unit, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Richard A White Department of Genes and Environment, Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tien Yin Wong Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Serge Resnikoff Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hugh R Taylor Melbourne School of Population and Glocbal Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rupert R Bourne Vision & Eye Research Unit, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
on behalf of the Vision Loss Expert Group
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Correspondence to Professor Rupert Bourne, Vision and Eye Research Unit, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT, UK; rb{at}rupertbourne.co.uk

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Khairallah M, Kahloun R, Flaxman SR, et al

Prevalence and causes of vision loss in North Africa and the Middle East: 1990–2010

British Journal of Ophthalmology 2014;98:605-611.

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Received July 23, 2013
Revised December 29, 2013
Accepted January 8, 2014
First published March 3, 2014.

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