Cataract prevalence, cataract surgical coverage and barriers to uptake of cataract surgical services in Pakistan: the Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey
British Journal of Ophthalmology2007Vol. 91(10), pp. 1269–1273
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Zahid Jadoon, S. P. Shah, Rupert Bourne, Brendan Dineen, Muhammad Asghar Khan, Clare Gilbert, Allen Foster, Mohammad Daud Khan, on behalf of the Pakistan National Eye Survey Study Group
Abstract
Approximately 570 000 adults are estimated to be blind (<3/60) as a result of cataract in Pakistan, and 3,560000 eyes have a visual acuity of <6/60 because of cataract. Overall, the national surgical coverage is good but underserved populations have been identified.
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