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Chapter 83 - The Eye

from Section 11 - Diseases of Body Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2025

David Mabey
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Martin W. Weber
Affiliation:
World Health Organization
Moffat Nyirenda
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Affiliation:
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
Jackson Orem
Affiliation:
Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala
Laura Benjamin
Affiliation:
University College London
Michael Marks
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nicholas A. Feasey
Affiliation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Summary

During their life, most people will experience eye or visual problems, even if just the need for reading spectacles. In 2020, 1.1 billion people had some form of visual impairment.

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Print publication year: 2025

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Burton, M. J., Ramke, J., Marques, A. P. et al. Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness for health service planning. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2018; 96: 726728.Google Scholar
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The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020. Lancet Global Health 2021; 9(4): e489e551.Google Scholar
Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study. World Report on Vision. WHO 2019.Google Scholar

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