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Sensory health across the life course: linking primary care, specialty services, and communities in the Americas

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Sensory health is often discussed through the separate vocabularies of eye care and ear and hearing care. In much of the Americas, delivery reflects this separation: public, social-security, private, charitable, school, and campaign-based services operate alongside one another, while specialist eye and ear care are concentrated in urban centres. The mix differs by country, but fragmented financing and weak referral links commonly leave primary-care teams able to identify a problem without ensuring diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation.

Source: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2026.101698

Authors: Carolina Hommes, Carolina Der, Shelly Chadha, Stuart Keel, João M. Furtado

Institutions: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas, World Health Organization, Universidade de São Paulo

Language: English

Topic: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies

Subfield: Ophthalmology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,930

OpenAlex ID: W7225748048

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