- ►nih.gov - Free from Publisher A Fotouhi, H Hashemi, K Mohammad, KH … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2004 - bjo.bmj.com Results: Of those sampled, 4565 (70.3%) people participated in the study. The
age and sex standardised prevalences of visual impairment on the basis of best
corrected and presenting visual acuity were 1.39% (95% confidence interval ... Cited by 31 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
H Hashemi, A Fotouhi, K Mohammad - BMC ophthalmology, 2003 - biomedcentral.com Visual impairment has a profound impact on society. The majority of visually
impaired people live in developing countries, and since most disorders leading
to visual impairment are preventable or curable, their control is a ... Cited by 24 - Related articles - Cached - All 9 versions
P Garg, PV Krishna, AK Stratis, U Gopinathan - Eye, 2005 - nature.com A total of 80% of the world's blind live in developing countries. Retinal
diseases are the most important causes of blindness (40–54%) in established
economy nations while cataract (44–60%) and corneal diseases (8–25%) ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►bmj.com [PDF] KF Tabbara - British Medical Journal, 2001 - bjo.bmj.com The 20th century has witnessed great economic, scientific, and technological
progress. We have lived in an era of great biotechnological achievements. Our
diagnostic and thera- peutic abilities in the management of infectious ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
JI Al-Merjan, MG Pandova, M Al-Ghanim, A Al- … - Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2005 - informahealthcare.com Aim: To estimate the incidence rates and major causes of registered blindness
and low vision in Kuwait. Methods: Data on age, gender and cause of blindness
and low vision were collected from the Visual Disability Committee while ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
AA Kotb, EF Hammouda, KF Tabbara - Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2006 - informahealthcare.com Purpose: To determine the major causes of eye diseases leading to visual loss
and blindness among children attending a school for the blind in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia. Methods: A total of 217 school children with visual disabilities ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
KF Tabbara, HF El-Sheikh, SS Shawaf - Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2005 - saudiannals.net BACKGROUND : An understanding of the causes of blindness and the magnitude of
the problem is crucial in designing effective intervention and prevention
programs. We undertook this retrospective review to determine the causes of ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - Cached - All 3 versions
TM Eid, I el-Hawary, W el-Menawy - International Ophthalmology - Springer Abstract To determine prevalence of glaucoma subtypes and legal blindness in
patients on their first visit to an ophthalmic center in the western region of
Saudi Arabia a chart review analysis was carried out of new patients in ... Related articles - All 2 versions
SA Riyadh, KF Tabbara - Ann Saudi Med, 2005 - kfshrc.edu.sa Ann Saudi Med 25(1) January-February 2005 www.kfshrc.edu.sa/annals ... From
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