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Vision impairment in the Pacific region.

Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Prevention of Blindness, Melbourne, Australia.
British Journal of Ophthalmology (impact factor: 2.9). 07/2002; 86(6):605-10. pp.605-10
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ABSTRACT The Western Pacific region is one of great diversity, containing the most populous country, China, and many small Pacific island countries. This review describes the prevalence of blindness and vision loss, illustrates the changing trends in the important causes of vision loss and blindness, and the stages of development of the delivery of eye care services across this region.

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Keywords

changing trends
 
eye care services
 
great diversity
 
populous country
 
small Pacific island countries
 
vision loss
 
Western Pacific region
 

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