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Arch Dis Child
; 103(2): 176-180, 2018 02.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28988214
RESUMO
Globally, approximately 75% of blind children live in low-income countries (LICs). Almost half of blindness and low vision in LICs is due to avoidable causes such as corneal scarring from measles infection, vitamin A deficiency disorders, use of harmful traditional eye remedies, ophthalmia neonatorum and cataract.