Vol. 20 No. 63 SEPTEMBER 2007

Refractive error

EDITORIAL
Uncorrected refractive error: the major and most easily avoidable cause of vision loss
Brien A Holden

ARTICLES
Presbyopia: prevalence, impact, and interventions
Ilesh Patel, Sheila K West

Delivering refractive error services: primary eye care centres and outreach
Kovin Naidoo, Dhivya Ravilla

Making refractive error services sustainable: the International Eye Foundation model
Raheem Rahmathullah, John Barrows, Victoria M Sheffield

Sourcing acceptable spectacles
Reshma Dabideen, Hasan Minto, Kovin Naidoo

Training to meet the need for refractive error services
Hannah Faal, M Babar Qureshi

Test distance vision using a Snellen chart
Sue Stevens

EXCHANGE
Community perceptions of refractive errors in Pakistan
Sumrana Yasmin, Hasan Minto

Experiences with optical centres in West Africa
Trent Huon

A public-private partnership to provide spectacles for Timor-Leste
J Ramke, C Williams, L Ximenes, D Ximenes, A Palagyi, R du Toit, G Brian

USEFUL RESOURCES
Useful resources: refractive error

NEWS AND NOTICES
News/Meetings/Training