Vision 2020: moving beyond blindness.

Authors :: Lewallen S
Lansingh V
Thulasiraj RD
Source :: International health [Int Health] 2014 Sep; Vol. 6 (3), pp. 158-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jul 24.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Most industrialized countries and many emerging economies have chosen to define 'blindness' at a visual acuity above that which WHO uses. This reflects the increasing visual demands of modern society for tasks such as driving or using cell phones. Meeting these demands will require more highly skilled health workers using more sophisticated equipment than has generally been considered sufficient for primary eye care.<br /> (© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)