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Vision impairment and blindness impact the life of people everywhere. In low- and middle-income settings the burden of vision impairment can be even greater due to fewer opportunities to access the most essential eye care services. Cataracts and uncorrected refractive errors are estimated to be the leading causes of vision impairment; however ... More @Wikipedia
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- Eye care, vision impairment and blindness - World Health Organization (WHO)Vision impairment and blindness impact the life of people everywhere. In low- and middle-income settings the burden of vision impairment can be even greater due to fewer opportunities to access the most essential eye care services. Cataracts and uncorrected refractive errors are estimated to be the leading causes of vision impairment; however ...
- Blindness and vision impairment - World Health Organization (WHO)Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment. In at least 1 billion of these, vision impairment could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The leading causes of vision impairment and blindness at a global level are refractive errors and cataracts. It is estimated that globally only 36% of people with ...
- Eye care, vision impairment and blindness: Refractive errorsFor example, the correction of myopia with spectacles can return US$ 10.50 for every US$ 1.00 spent, while school eye health programmes can have a reported benefit cost ratio as high as 26.4 in some settings. For presbyopia, the near vision correction can increase average median income of people in low-income communities by over 30%.
- Diabetes - World Health Organization (WHO)blurred vision; feeling tired; losing weight unintentionally ; Over time, diabetes can damage blood vessels in the heart, eyes, kidneys and nerves. People with diabetes have a higher risk of health problems including heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. Diabetes can cause permanent vision loss by damaging blood vessels in the eyes.
- Smoking linked to early vision loss and cataractsSmoking linked to early vision loss and cataracts. A new brief finds that smokers stand to develop age-related macular degeneration up to 5.5 years earlier than non-smokers. This blurs a person’s central vision making it difficult for them to do everyday tasks like reading or driving. The brief was developed by WHO, together with the ...
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