Mapping the Burden of Visual Impairment Due to Onchocerciasis Infection in Central Africa from 1990 to 2019

Xiaoe Fan1 Department of Ophthalmology, Jincheng People’s Hospital, Jincheng, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Junying Li2 Department of Cataract Surgery, Baotou Chaoju Eye Hospital, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information

Gantugs Yundendorj3 Department of Health Policy, School of Public Health, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaView further author information

Yajian Duan4 Department of Ophthalmology, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Science, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information

Shunming Liu5 Guangdong Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information

Jinghua Jiao6 Department of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Eighth People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China;7 Department of Anesthesiology, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, Liaoning, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]

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Lei Liu5 Guangdong Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China

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