Putting women’s eyesight first
Two-thirds of blindness and visual impairment occurs in women, and recent prevalence surveys in Vietnam and China show an imbalance in the coverage of services across some areas. We know that, compared to men, women account for the greater burden of blindness from cataract. Women and girls face nume...
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| author | Damian Facciolo Camille Neyhouser |
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| description | Two-thirds of blindness and visual impairment occurs in women, and recent prevalence surveys in Vietnam and China show an imbalance in the coverage of services across some areas. We know that, compared to men, women account for the greater burden of blindness from cataract. Women and girls face numerous barriers in accessing eye care services and are less likely to utilise them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-622d6fa6686a4d2d9390d988211fe8132022-12-21T16:58:42ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68331993-72882016-07-01299308Putting women’s eyesight firstDamian Facciolo 0Camille Neyhouser 1Regional Programme Manager (Western Pacific): International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, Singapore. Learning and Best Practice Coordinator & Gender Strategy Coordinator: The Fred Hollows Foundation, Sydney, Australia. Two-thirds of blindness and visual impairment occurs in women, and recent prevalence surveys in Vietnam and China show an imbalance in the coverage of services across some areas. We know that, compared to men, women account for the greater burden of blindness from cataract. Women and girls face numerous barriers in accessing eye care services and are less likely to utilise them.http://www.cehjournal.org/article/putting-womens-eyesight-first/Health equality and equityPlanning and managementResearchAttitudesGenderKAP studies |
| spellingShingle | Damian Facciolo Camille Neyhouser Putting women’s eyesight first Community Eye Health Journal Health equality and equity Planning and management Research Attitudes Gender KAP studies |
| title | Putting women’s eyesight first |
| title_full | Putting women’s eyesight first |
| title_fullStr | Putting women’s eyesight first |
| title_full_unstemmed | Putting women’s eyesight first |
| title_short | Putting women’s eyesight first |
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| topic | Health equality and equity Planning and management Research Attitudes Gender KAP studies |
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