Comm Eye Health Vol. 27 No. 87 2014. Published online 10 December, 2014

Non-communicable eye diseases: facing the future

Diseases at the back of the eye are affecting older people in low-income countries
Diseases at the back of the eye are affecting older people in low-income countries. Image credit: Adriane Ohanesian/Sightsavers

The challenges we face in addressing non-communicable eye disease involve both the patient and the eye health system: that is, everyone and everything involved in eye health delivery. This issue of the Community Eye Health Journal looks at the clinical challenges, new developments such as anti-VEGF drugs, and the health system. The next issue will address patient behaviour.

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