Title:
Eye care in the UK: Epidemiology, intervention and Ethnicity.
Author:
Kieran O'Donnell.
Publisher:
Public Health Action Support Team (PHAST).
Year of publication:
2009.
Background
This literature review was produced by PHAST for NHS Tower Hamlets in September 2009 as part of the 'Care Needs Assessment: Eye Health' project commissioned by NHS Tower Hamlets.
Key findings
The review focuses on some of the leading causes of sight loss in the UK: Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Cataracts, Diabetic Retinopathy and Glaucoma. It outlines literature on pathology, epidemiology and risk factors for each condition, and other areas such as treatments and screening.
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