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Ophthalmic Epidemiology Volume 17, 2010 - Issue 2
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Cataract Surgery Rates in Latin America: A Four-Year Longitudinal Study of 19 Countries

Van C. LansinghFundacion Vision, Asuncion, Paraguay, Fundacion Hugo Nano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness/VISION 2020 LA office, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Serge ResnikoffWorld Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Kimberly Tingley-KelleyStrategic Solutions, Inc., Cody, Wyoming, USA
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María E. NanoFundacion Hugo Nano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness/VISION 2020 LA office, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Marion MartensInternational Agency for the Prevention of Blindness/VISION 2020 LA office, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Juan C. SilvaPan American Health Organization, Santa Fe de Bogotá DC, Colombia
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Rainald DuerksenFundacion Vision, Asuncion, Paraguay
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Marissa J. CarterStrategic Solutions, Inc., Cody, Wyoming, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 75-81 | Received 09 Jun 2009, Accepted 15 Nov 2009, Published online: 19 Mar 2010

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Hassan Hashemi, Mehdi Khabazkhoob, Farhad Rezvan & Abbasali Yekta. (2023) Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment and Blindness in Elderly Population; an Urgent Geriatric Health Issue: Tehran Geriatric Eye Study (TGES). Ophthalmic Epidemiology 30:3, pages 249-259.
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