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Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness in Bhutan

Nor Tshering LepchaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital ThimphuBhutanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chandra Kumar ChettriDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital ThimphuBhutan
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Kunzang GetshenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital ThimphuBhutan
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Bhim Bahadur RaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Regional Referral Hospital MongarBhutan
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Shamanna Bindiganavale RamaswamyPrashasa Health Consultants Private Limited HyderabadIndia;South Asia Centre for Disability Inclusive Development & Research, Public Health Foundation of India HyderabadIndia
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Saravanan SaibabaPrashasa Health Consultants Private Limited HyderabadIndia
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Praveen Kumar NirmalanPrashasa Health Consultants Private Limited HyderabadIndia
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Emilia Hansson DemarchisStanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CAUSA
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Geoffrey TabinJohn A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Salt Lake City, UTUSA
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Michael MorleyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School Boston, MAUSA
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Katharine MorleyDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Boston, MAUSA
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Pages 212-219 | Received 23 Jun 2012, Accepted 19 Sep 2012, Published online: 10 Jul 2013

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