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Changes in blindness prevalence over 16 years in Malawi: reduced prevalence but increased numbers of blind.

Courtright P, Hoechsmann A, Metcalfe N, Chirambo M, Noertjojo K, Barrows J, Katz J; Chikwawa Survey Team.

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A population based eye survey of older adults in Tirunelveli district of south India: blindness, cataract surgery, and visual outcomes.

Nirmalan PK, Thulasiraj RD, Maneksha V, Rahmathullah R, Ramakrishnan R, Padmavathi A, Munoz SR, Ellwein LB.

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Dineen BP, Bourne RR, Ali SM, Huq DM, Johnson GJ.

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Cataract surgical coverage and outcome of cataract surgery in a rural district in Malawi.

Courtright P, Metcalfe N, Hoechsmann A, Chirambo M, Lewallen S, Barrows J, Witte C; Chikwawa Survey Team.

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Blindness and eye diseases in Tibet: findings from a randomised, population based survey.

Dunzhu S, Wang FS, Courtright P, Liu L, Tenzing C, Noertjojo K, Wilkie A, Santangelo M, Bassett KL.

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The National Blindness and Low Vision Prevalence Survey of Bangladesh: research design, eye examination methodology and results of the pilot study.

Bourne RR, Dineen B, Modasser Ali S, Mohammed Noorul Huq D, Johnson GJ.

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Estimation of blindness in India from 2000 through 2020: implications for the blindness control policy.

Dandona L, Dandona R, John RK.

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Visual acuity in an Australian aboriginal population.

Stocks NP, Hiller JE, Newland H.

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Prevalence of blindness and low vision in Malaysian population: results from the National Eye Survey 1996.

Zainal M, Ismail SM, Ropilah AR, Elias H, Arumugam G, Alias D, Fathilah J, Lim TO, Ding LM, Goh PP.

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Prevalence of blindness and cataract surgery in Shunyi County, China.

Zhao J, Jia L, Sui R, Ellwein LB.

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Prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in Pakistan: the Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey.

Jadoon MZ, Dineen B, Bourne RR, Shah SP, Khan MA, Johnson GJ, Gilbert CE, Khan MD.

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Blindness and low vision in southeast Turkey.

Negrel AD, Minassian DC, Sayek F.

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Prevalence and causes of blindness & low vision; before and five years after 'VISION 2020' initiatives in Oman: a review.

Khandekar R, Mohammed AJ, Raisi AA.

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The burden of trachoma in the rural Nile Delta of Egypt: a survey of Menofiya governorate.

Ezz al Arab G, Tawfik N, El Gendy R, Anwar W, Courtright P.

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The Pakistan national blindness and visual impairment survey--research design, eye examination methodology and results of the pilot study.

Bourne R, Dineen B, Jadoon Z, Lee PS, Khan A, Johnson GJ, Foster A, Khan D; Pakistan National Eye Survey Study Group.

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Blindness and vision impairment in the elderly of Papua New Guinea.

Garap JN, Sheeladevi S, Shamanna BR, Nirmalan PK, Brian G, Williams C.

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Prevalence and causes of blindness and low vision in southern Sudan.

Ngondi J, Ole-Sempele F, Onsarigo A, Matende I, Baba S, Reacher M, Matthews F, Brayne C, Emerson PM.

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