Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections

Janet L Leasher; Tasanee Braithwaite; João M Furtado; Seth R Flaxman; Van Charles Lansingh; Juan Carlos Silva; Serge Resnikoff; Hugh R Taylor; Rupert R A Bourne

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311746

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Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections

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Janet L Leasher College of Optometry, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tasanee Braithwaite Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
João M Furtado Division of Ophthalmology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Seth R Flaxman Department of Mathematics and Data Science Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Van Charles Lansingh HelpMeSee, Inc, New York City, New York, USA Instituto Mexicano de Oftalmología, Querétaro, Mexico PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Juan Carlos Silva Pan American Health Organization, Bogotá, Colombia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Serge Resnikoff Brien Holden Vision Institute & School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hugh R Taylor Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rupert R A Bourne Vision and Eye Research Unit, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
On behalf of the Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
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Correspondence to Professor Rupert R A Bourne, Vision and Eye Research Unit, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK; rb{at}rupertbourne.co.uk

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Leasher JL, Braithwaite T, Furtado JM On behalf of the Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study, et al

Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections

British Journal of Ophthalmology 2019;103:885-893.

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Received December 15, 2017
Revised June 9, 2018
Accepted July 7, 2018
First published September 12, 2018.

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June 21, 2019

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