The national and subnational prevalence of cataract and cataract blindness in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Abstract

Cataract is the second leading cause of visual impairment and the first of blindness globally. However, for the most populous country, China, much remains to be understood about the scale of cataract and cataract blindness. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of cataract and cataract blindness in China at both the national and subnational levels, with projections till 2050.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Glob Health

Title: Journal of global health

Publisher: International Global Health Society

ISSN (Electronic): 2047-2986

ISSN (Print): 2047-2978

Publication date (Electronic): June 2018

Volume: 8

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Centre for Global Health Research, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

[2 ] The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.

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Publisher Item ID: jogh-08-010804

DOI: 10.7189/jogh.08.010804

PMC ID: 6005639

PubMed ID: 29977532

SO-VID: 4ba40732-b8b6-4b97-afc5-6494ce884e9b

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