Prevalence and causes of vision loss in high-income countries and in Eastern and Central Europe: 1990–2010

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

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304033

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Prevalence and causes of vision loss in high-income countries and in Eastern and Central Europe: 1990–2010

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Rupert R A Bourne Vision & Eye Research Unit, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jost B Jonas Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany 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 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne, Australia L V 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 Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Maurizio B Parodi Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Hospital, Milan, Italy 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 Y Wong Singapore Eye Research Institute, 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 Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia 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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Bourne RRA, Jonas JB, Flaxman SR, et al

Prevalence and causes of vision loss in high-income countries and in Eastern and Central Europe: 1990–2010

British Journal of Ophthalmology 2014;98:629-638.

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First published March 24, 2014.

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