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To ensure universal eye care coverage of a country’s population, good evidence of the need for services is required. This evidence comes from quality data on the prevalence and causes of vision impairment and blindness. These data are used to plan eye care services and to monitor and evaluate the outcomes of services and coverage of the needs.
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Keeffe, J.E., Taylor, H.R., Bourne, R.R.A. (2021). Disease Burden: Blindness and Vision Impairment in South-East Asia. In: Das, T., Nayar, P.D. (eds) South-East Asia Eye Health. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3787-2_7
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