The WHO programme for the prevention of
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B. Thylefors
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Article
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1992
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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In 1990, the WHO Programme for the Prevention of Blindness estimated that there were 13.5 million unoperated cases of cataract in the world. More than 95% of this backlog is found in developing countries. A conservative estimate of incidence of blindness due to cataract as 1/1000 population/year dem