AOA 2025: Optometry and visual impairment in Latin America

Published on July 8, 2025
Carlos Chacon, MSc OD, FIACLE, cited economic and geographic barriers and non-standardized education as the major barriers keeping patients from adequate eye care in Latin America.
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