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It's a fact:
  • Two thirds of blindness and visual impairment occurs in women
  • Three quarters of visual impairment is estimated to be preventable or correctable
  • One third of age-related macular disease and cataract may be due to smoking
  • Four fifths of blindness and visual impairment occurs in developing countries
  • The Women's Eye Health.org formed in response to these troubling facts.

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