Meeting the needs of children with congenital and developmental cataract in Africa

In much of Africa, childhood cataract is becoming one of the leading causes of new cases of blindness reported per year.Although there is insufficient data on childhood cataract, both congenital and developmental, the backlog of children in need of surgery is estimated to be around 100 children per...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paul Courtright, Childhood Cataract Experts Meeting Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2008-03-01
Series:Community Eye Health Journal
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Online Access:http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/21/jceh_21_65_018.html