TY - JOUR PY - 2005// TI - The economics of vision loss JO - Visual impairment research A1 - Taylor, H. R. SP - 53 EP - 58 VL - 7 IS - 2-3 N2 - This paper first presents a snapshot of the impact of vision loss in Australia. It then reviews the demographic changes in our community and shows how these changes also affect blindness rates around the world. It finally discusses the exciting work being done by Vision 2020, the global initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020 (www.vision2020.org).

Langauge: Eng

LA - SN - 1388-235X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13882350500290254 ID - ref1 ER -