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Journal of International Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Vision problems reduce individuals' quality of life, and they also reduce their productivity as workers and consequently decrease their incomes. Most vision problems can be corrected with properly fitted eyeglasses, but many people with vision problems do not have such eyeglasses.
Paul Glewwe +3 more
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Prevalence and Causes of Vision Loss in High-Income Countries and in Eastern and Central Europe in 2015: Magnitude, Temporal Trends, and Projections [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Within a surveillance of the prevalence and causes of vision impairment in high-income regions and Central/Eastern Europe, we update figures through 2015 and forecast expected values in 2020.
Bourne, Rupert R. A. +21 more
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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The age‐related decline in accommodative function after the age of 50 years corresponds with an increasing incidence of primary angle‐closure disease (PACD); however, the interaction between this decline and PACD remains unexamined. Additionally, refractive error‐accommodation associations in elderly individuals, which are critical for PACD ...
Feng‐Rui Yang +6 more
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Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract Remarkably little is known about what factors drive success or failure in foreign policy. In part, this is because there is little fundamental agreement on what constitutes success or failure in this domain in the first place. This article engages with these shortcomings by comparing two similar regional order‐building initiatives overseen by ...
Benjamin Day
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Is there a relationship between prism fusion range and vergence facility? [PDF]
, 2002 Aim: To investigate the relationship between prism fusion range (PFR) and vergence facility (VF) measurements in subjects with normal binocular vision.
Firth, A.Y., Melville, A.C.
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Churchill and Germany: A ‘Special’ Relationship
History, EarlyView.Abstract No other country defined the trajectory of Churchill's political career more than Germany, a country of which he had little direct knowledge but which he either sought to emulate, accommodate or oppose throughout his time in politics. This article traces Churchill's relationship with Germany from his entry into politics at the beginning of the
T. G. Otte
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Novel switching mode in a vertically aligned liquid crystal contact lens [PDF]
, 2015 Liquid crystal (LC) contact lenses are emerging as an exciting technology for vision correction. A homeotropically (vertical) aligned LC lens is reported that offers improved optical quality and simplified construction techniques over previously reported
Charman +17 more
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Sinking peatlands: Optimal control of subsidence
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Land subsidence threatens the living conditions of about 1.2 billion people worldwide in deltaic regions characterized by soft top soil. Economic activity in these areas requires lowering groundwater levels to keep the land sufficiently dry, which leaves future generations worse off by accelerating subsidence and increasing future costs.
Suphi Sen +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Various methods can correct presbyopia, but all require devices or surgeries. Recently, supplements or warming devices to relieve presbyopic symptoms have been developed, but no eye drops have been developed.
Yukari Tsuneyoshi +3 more
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Presbyopia's Finest Hour [PDF]
Archives of Ophthalmology, 2002 In March 1783, with the last peace negotiations all but final, an incident occurred that might have defeated the American Revolution at the last minute. The officers of the Continental Army had not been paid for almost 5 years. A conspiracy arose among the officers to coerce the Continental Congress to provide them benefits it had previously promised ...
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