title: Is there still a need for strengthening optometrist referral and general public awareness regarding cataract even in developed countries?
authors.forename: Nimish
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019049:Developed Countries; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009907:Optometry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D006113:United Kingdom; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
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