Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and diabetic retinopathy in people aged 50 years and older in the National Capital District of Papua New Guinea

Anthea Burnett; Ling Lee; Fabrizio D'Esposito; Geoffrey Wabulembo; Anaseini Cama; Georgia Guldan; Marleen Nelisse; Samuel Peter Koim; Drew Keys; Alison J Poffley; Hans Limburg; Jambi Garap

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311803

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Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and diabetic retinopathy in people aged 50 years and older in the National Capital District of Papua New Guinea

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Anthea Burnett Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ling Lee Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fabrizio D'Esposito Fred Hollows Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Geoffrey Wabulembo CBM, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anaseini Cama Pacific Trachoma Initiative, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Georgia Guldan School of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marleen Nelisse Fred Hollows Foundation, Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Samuel Peter Koim PNG Eye Care, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Drew Keys Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PNG Eye Care, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, London, UK National Prevention of Blindness Committee, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alison J Poffley Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hans Limburg Health Information Services, Grootebroek, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jambi Garap PNG Eye Care, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea National Prevention of Blindness Committee, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Anthea Burnett, Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia; a.burnett{at}brienholdenvision.org

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Burnett A, Lee L, D'Esposito F, et al

Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and diabetic retinopathy in people aged 50 years and older in the National Capital District of Papua New Guinea

British Journal of Ophthalmology 2019;103:743-747.

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Received December 27, 2017
Revised May 22, 2018
Accepted June 20, 2018
First published July 4, 2018.

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May 28, 2019

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