Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Central and South Asia: 1990–2010

Jost B Jonas; Ronnie George; Rashima Asokan; Seth R Flaxman; Jill Keeffe; Janet Leasher; Kovin Naidoo; Konrad Pesudovs; Holly Price; Lingam Vijaya; Richard A White; Tien Y Wong; Serge Resnikoff; Hugh R Taylor; Rupert R A Bourne; on behalf of the Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303998

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Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Central and South Asia: 1990–2010

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Jost B Jonas Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ronnie George Sri Jadhavbai Nathmal Singhvee Glaucoma Services, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rashima Asokan Elite School of Optometry, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Seth R Flaxman School of Computer Science & Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jill Keeffe LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Janet Leasher Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kovin Naidoo African Vision Research Institute, University of Kwazulu-Natal, 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 and Eye Research Unit, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lingam Vijaya Sri Jadhavbai Nathmal Singhvee Glaucoma Services, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 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 Y Wong Singapore Eye Research Institute, 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 & Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rupert R A Bourne Vision and Eye Research Unit, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
on behalf of the Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
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Correspondence to Professor Rupert R A Bourne, Vision and Eye Research Unit, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK; rb{at}rupertbourne.co.uk

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Jonas JB, George R, Asokan R, et al

Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Central and South Asia: 1990–2010

British Journal of Ophthalmology 2014;98:592-598.

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Received July 13, 2013
Revised December 18, 2013
Accepted December 23, 2013
First published January 23, 2014.

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March 22, 2016

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