Open AccessThe global cost of eliminating avoidable blindness
Author(s) -
Kirsten Armstrong,
Martin Jovic,
Jennifer L Vo-Phuoc,
Jeremy G Thorpe,
Brian L Doolan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.100554
Subject(s) - investment (military) , activity based costing , business , blindness , health care , economic growth , finance , economics , medicine , optometry , accounting , political science , law , politics
To complete an initial estimate of the global cost of eliminating avoidable blindness, including the investment required to build ongoing primary and secondary health care systems, as well as to eliminate the 'backlog' of avoidable blindness. This analysis also seeks to understand and articulate where key data limitations lie.