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Appendix EBibliography: Sources Consulted for this ReportBuhrmann, Ralph, et al, Foundations for a Vision Health Strategy: TowardsPreventing Avoidable Blindness and Promoting Vision Health, National Coalition forVision Health, 2007; available atwww.visionhealth.ca/projects/documents/Foundations-For-A-Canadian-Vision-Health-Strategy.pdf.Canadian Community Health Survey. Statistics Canada. 2003.The Cost of Vision Loss in Canada: A Report by Access Economics Pty Limited forCNIB and COS, June 2009; available at www.cnib.ca.CNIB, An Unequal Playing Field: Report on the Needs of People Who Are Blind orVisually Impaired Living in Canada, A report for Human Resources DevelopmentCanada - Office for Disability Issues, Social Development Partnerships Program,Government of Canada, 2006; available atwww.cnib.ca/en/research/projects/needs-study.aspx.Economic Burden of Illness in Canada (EBIC), 1998, Public Health Agency of Canada2002; available at: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ebic-femc98/index.html.Eye Research Australia, Clear Insight: The Economic Impact and Cost of Vision Lossin Australia (full report and overview), August 2004.National Coalition for Vision Health website, www.visionhealth.ca.Sharma, Sanjay, The cost-utility of high-dose vitamin supplementation for dry AMD.American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, 2002.Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS), 2006;available at www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?lang=eng&catno=89-628-X.Statistics Canada table, Persons with diabetes, by age and sex (number of persons)2005; available at www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/health53a.htmWorld Health Organization website, Vision2020: The Right to Sight,www.v2020.org.The Cost of Vision Loss in Canada: Summary Report23
Notes24 The Cost of Vision Loss in Canada: Summary Report
Page 2 and 3: BackgroundIn 2008, CNIB and the Can
Page 4 and 5: Who Pays the Costs?All of us pay th
Page 6 and 7: Comparison to Other DiseasesWhen co
Page 8 and 9: Indirect CostsJust as important as
Page 10 and 11: Profile of Vision LossVision loss i
Page 13 and 14: Causes of Vision LossGlaucomaGlauco
Page 15 and 16: The Future of Vision LossUnless we
Page 17 and 18: A Call to ActionCanada urgently nee
Page 19 and 20: Appendix BCosts of Vision Loss by T
Page 21 and 22: 1Table has been adapted from Buhrma
Page 23: 1Direct costs were calculated by ta

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