Preventing blindness and visual impairment in Europe: What do we have to do?

János Németh; Gábor Tóth; Serge Resnikoff; Jan Tjeerd de Faber

doi:10.1177/1120672118819397

Preventing blindness and visual impairment in Europe: What do we have to do?

János Németh, Gábor Tóth, Serge Resnikoff, Jan Tjeerd de Faber

Children's Eye Centre

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Abstract

Severe visual impairment and blindness are significant public health problems worldwide. Four-fifths of cases of blindness can be prevented or cured. The World Health organisation's 'Universal Eye Health: A Global Action Plan 2014-2019' and the European Society of Ophthalmology's Pilot Committee on Public Eye Health are aiming to decrease the prevalence of blindness in Europe and around the world. Starting discussions addressing possible actions and advocacies to improve current circumstances in public eye health is a common task of ophthalmologists and public health specialists in Europe.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	129-132
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acta Ophthalmologica
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1120672118819397
Publication status	Published - Mar 2019

Keywords

Blindness/epidemiology
Europe/epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Ophthalmology/methods
Prevalence
Societies, Medical
Vision, Low/epidemiology

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