TY  - CHAP
AU  - Vatookarn Roongpoovapatr
AU  - Pinnita Prabhasawat
AU  - Saichin Isipradit
AU  - Mohamed Abou Shousha
AU  - Puwat Charukamnoetkanok
ED  - Giuseppe Lo Giudice
ED  - Angel Catalá
Y1  - 2019-10-23
PY  - 2019
T1  - Infectious Keratitis: The Great Enemy
N2  - Blindness and vision impairment affect at least 2.2 billion people worldwide with most individuals having a preventable vision impairment. The majority of people with vision impairment are older than 50 years, however, vision loss can affect people of all ages. Reduced eyesight can have major and long-lasting effects on all aspects of life, including daily personal activities, interacting with the community, school and work opportunities, and the ability to access public services. This book provides an overview of the effects of blindness and visual impairment in the context of the most common causes of blindness in older adults as well as children, including retinal disorders, cataracts, glaucoma, and macular or corneal degeneration.
BT  - Visual Impairment and Blindness
SP  - Ch. 1
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.89798
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.89798
SN  - 978-1-83880-258-5
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-18
ER  -