Cataract - a global perspective: output, outcome and outlay

被引：67

作者：

Foster, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ London London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, London WC1E 7HT, England

来源：

EYE | 1999年 / 13卷 / 3期

关键词：

affordable; blindness; cataract; outcome;

D O I：

10.1038/eye.1999.120

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

There are approximately 20 million people blind from cataract in the world, the majority of whom do not have access to affordable cataract surgery. This article will briefly address three questions regarding serc ice delivery: How many cataracts need to be operated on? What are satisfactory results? How can cataract surgery be made affordable?

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