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2016, 'Global vision impairment and blindness due to uncorrected refractive error, 1990Y2010', Optometry and Vision Science, 93, pp. 227 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000000796
,2016, 'How do patients choose their spectacles in the public sector of South Africa?', Optometry and Vision Science, 93, pp. 235 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000000801
,2016, 'Prevalence of refractive errors in the ink area, durban, South Africa', Optometry and Vision Science, 93, pp. 243 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000000771
,2015, 'Population prevalence of need for spectacles and spectacle ownership among urban migrant children in Eastern China', JAMA Ophthalmology, 133, pp. 1399 - 1406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.3513
,2015, 'Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: Quantifying the epidemiological transition', The Lancet, 386, pp. 2145 - 2191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61340-X
,2015, 'Impact of free glasses and a teacher incentive on children's use of eyeglasses: A cluster-randomized controlled trial', American Journal of Ophthalmology, 160, pp. 889 - 896.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2015.08.006
,2015, 'Number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract worldwide and in world regions, 1990 to 2010', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 56, pp. 6762 - 6769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.15-17201
,2015, 'Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013', The Lancet, 386, pp. 743 - 800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60692-4
,2015, 'The Global Burden of Potential Productivity Loss from Uncorrected Presbyopia', Ophthalmology, 122, pp. 1706 - 1710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.04.014
,2015, 'Recruitment and selection strategies in optometric education towards addressing human resource disparities in sub-saharan africa', Africa Education Review, 12, pp. 429 - 446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18146627.2015.1110908
,2015, 'Meta-analysis to compare the safety and efficacy of manual small incision cataract surgery and phacoemulsification', Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology, 22, pp. 362 - 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.159763
,2015, 'Visual profile of students in integrated schools in Malawi', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 98, pp. 370 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12269
,2015, 'Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in the northern eThekwini district of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa', African Vision and Eye Health, 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/aveh.v74i1.15
,2015, 'Factors affecting the academic performance of optometry students in Mozambique', Optometry and Vision Science, 92, pp. 719 - 729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000000606
,2015, 'Rapid assessment of refractive error, presbyopia, and visual impairment and associated quality of life in Nampula, Mozambique', Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 109, pp. 199 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0145482x1510900304
,2015, 'Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013', The Lancet, 385, pp. 117 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61682-2
,2015, 'Barriers to use of refractive services in Mozambique', Optometry and Vision Science, 92, pp. 59 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000000431
,2015, 'Improving access to refractive and eye health services', Community Eye Health Journal, 28, pp. 54
,2015, 'Prevalence of refractive error, presbyopia and spectacle coverage in Kahama District, Tanzania: A rapid assessment of refractive error', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 98, pp. 58 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12207
,2015, 'The uncorrected refractive error challenge', Community Eye Health Journal, 27, pp. 74 - 75
,2015, 'The prevalence of self-reported vision difficulty in economically disadvantaged regions of South Africa.', Afr J Disabil, 4, pp. 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v4i1.136
,2014, 'The development of a public optometry system in Mozambique: A cost benefit analysis', BMC Health Services Research, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-422
,2014, 'Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013', The Lancet, 384, pp. 980 - 1004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60696-6
,2014, 'Access to Optometric Education: Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa', Literacy Information and Computer Education Journal, 5, pp. 1634 - 1640, http://dx.doi.org/10.20533/licej.2040.2589.2014.0218
,2014, 'Mapping human resources for eye health in 21 countries of sub-Saharan Africa: Current progress towards VISION 2020', Human Resources for Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-12-44
,2014, 'Trends and implications for achieving VISION 2020 human resources for eye health targets in 16 countries of sub-Saharan Africa by the year 2020', Human Resources for Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-12-45
,2014, 'A team approach to providing refractive error services', Community Eye Health Journal, 27, pp. 29 - 30
,2014, 'Age-related prevalence and met need for correctable and uncorrectable near vision impairment in a multi-country study', Ophthalmology, 121, pp. 417 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.06.051
,2014, 'Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013', The Lancet, 384, pp. 957 - 979, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60497-9
,2014, 'Prevalence and causes of vision loss in central and south Asia: 1990-2010', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 98, pp. 592 - 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303998
,2014, 'Prevalence and causes of vision loss in East Asia: 1990-2010', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 98, pp. 599 - 604, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304047
,2014, 'Prevalence and causes of vision loss in high-income countries and in Eastern and Central Europe: 1990-2010', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 98, pp. 629 - 638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304033
,2014, 'Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Latin America and the Caribbean: 1990-2010', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 98, pp. 619 - 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304013
,2014, 'Prevalence and causes of vision loss in North Africa and the Middle East: 1990-2010', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 98, pp. 605 - 611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304068
,2014, 'Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Southeast Asia and Oceania: 1990-2010', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 98, pp. 586 - 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304050
,2014, 'Prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa: 1990-2010', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 98, pp. 612 - 617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304081
,2014, 'Visual impairment and blindness due to macular diseases globally: A systematic review and meta-analysis', American Journal of Ophthalmology, 158, pp. 808 - 815, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2014.06.012
,2014, 'Poverty and Eye Health', Health, 06, pp. 1849 - 1860, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/health.2014.614217
,2013, 'Comparison of cataract surgery techniques: Safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness', European Journal of Ophthalmology, 24, pp. 520 - 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.5301/ejo.5000413
,2013, 'Causes of vision loss worldwide, 1990-2010: A systematic analysis', The Lancet Global Health, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70113-X
,2013, 'Global prevalence of vision impairment and blindness: Magnitude and temporal trends, 1990-2010', Ophthalmology, 120, pp. 2377 - 2384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.05.025
,2013, 'Prevalence of presbyopia and spectacle coverage in an African population in Durban, South Africa', Optometry and Vision Science, 90, pp. 1424 - 1429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000000096
,2013, 'Refractive error and visual impairment in private school children in Ghana', Optometry and Vision Science, 90, pp. 1456 - 1461, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000000099
,2013, 'Scaling up the delivery of refractive error services within a district health system: The KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa experience', BMC Health Services Research, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-361
,2013, 'Prevalence of refractive error and spectacle coverage in Zoba Ma'ekel Eritrea: A rapid assessment of refractive error', Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 20, pp. 131 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09286586.2013.783082
,2013, 'New systematic review methodology for visual impairment and blindness for the 2010 global burden of disease study', Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 20, pp. 33 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09286586.2012.741279
,2013, 'A population-based study of visual impairment the Lower Tugela health district in KZN, SA', AFRICAN VISION AND EYE HEALTH JOURNAL, 72, pp. 110 - 118, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000435142900003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2013, 'Disability weights for vision disorders in Global Burden of Disease study', The Lancet, 381, pp. 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)62081-9
,2013, 'Erratum: GBD 2010 Country Collaboration. GBD 2010 country results: A global public good (The Lancet (2013) 381 (965-970))', The Lancet, 381, pp. 1360
,2013, 'Climate change: Impact of increased ultraviolet radiation and water changes on eye health', Health, 05, pp. 921 - 930, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/health.2013.55122
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