The impact of uncorrected myopia on individuals and society
The rising epidemic of myopia will have far-reaching consequences for individuals and society unless we provide adequate treatment and care.
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
2019-05-01
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| author | Nathan Congdon Anthea Burnett Kevin Frick |
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| description | The rising epidemic of myopia will have far-reaching consequences for individuals and society unless we provide adequate treatment and care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16d3d5d12ac64795bb3ddbbf8fb305182022-12-22T00:52:27ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68331993-72882019-05-013210578The impact of uncorrected myopia on individuals and societyNathan Congdon0Anthea Burnett1Kevin Frick2Ulverscroft Chair of Global Eye Health: Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast & Orbis International & Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Ireland, UKGlobal Research Manager: Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, AustraliaProfessor and Vice Dean for Education: Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School, Baltimore, USAThe rising epidemic of myopia will have far-reaching consequences for individuals and society unless we provide adequate treatment and care.https://cehjournal.org/article/the-impact-of-uncorrected-myopia-on-individuals-and-society/Refractive errors and low visionMyopia |
| spellingShingle | Nathan Congdon Anthea Burnett Kevin Frick The impact of uncorrected myopia on individuals and society Community Eye Health Journal Refractive errors and low vision Myopia |
| title | The impact of uncorrected myopia on individuals and society |
| title_full | The impact of uncorrected myopia on individuals and society |
| title_fullStr | The impact of uncorrected myopia on individuals and society |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of uncorrected myopia on individuals and society |
| title_short | The impact of uncorrected myopia on individuals and society |
| title_sort | impact of uncorrected myopia on individuals and society |
| topic | Refractive errors and low vision Myopia |
| url | https://cehjournal.org/article/the-impact-of-uncorrected-myopia-on-individuals-and-society/ |
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