Global cost of correcting vision impairment from uncorrected refractive error

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the global cost of establishing and operating the educational and refractive care facilities required to provide care to all individuals who currently have vision impairment resulting from uncorrected refractive error (URE). METHODS: The global cost of correcting URE was estim...

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Main Authors: TR Fricke, BA Holden, DA Wilson, G Schlenther, KS Naidoo, S Resnikoff, KD Frick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2012-10-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862012001000007&lng=en&tlng=en