R Khandekar, AJ Mohammed, AD Negrel, A Al … - British journal of ophthalmology, 2002 - bjo.bmj.com The Sultanate of Oman is located in the south eastern corner of the Arabian
Peninsula and has common borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates,
and the Republic of Yemen (see Fig 1). The sultanate with 212 460 square ... Cited by 66 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
KF Tabbara - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2001 - bjo.bmj.com The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of blindness is a visual acuity
of less than 3/60 (20/200, 0.05), and low vision is less than 6/18 (20/50, 0.3)
in the better eye with the best correction.1 In the eastern Mediterranean ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
AM Mansour, K Kassak, M Chaya, T Hourani, … - British journal of ophthalmology, 1997 - bjo.bmj.com A Mansour, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut,
Lebanon. ... AIMS To survey level of blindness and low vision in Lebanon. ...
METHODS A population survey was undertaken in 10 148 individuals to measure ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 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
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
e Eye Center and e Eye Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia. ... Correspondence: Khalid F. Tabbara, MD e Eye Center ... Related articles - View as HTML - All 3 versions
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
CL Moser, M Martin-Baranera, F Vega, V … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002 - bjo.bmj.com Methods: Random sampling was applied, proportionally to population distribution
into urban or rural areas. All the subjects underwent a basic eye examination by
trained nurses. In the presence of any ocular affection or a visual acuity ... Cited by 14 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
JJ Michon, J Lau, WS Chan, LB Ellwein - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002 - bjo.bmj.com Results: A total of 3441 subjects from an enumerated population of 4487 (76.7%)
completed an eye examination. The prevalence of presenting visual acuity less
than 6/18 in at least one eye was 41.3%; and 73.1% in those 80 years of age ... Cited by 52 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
M Zainal, SM Ismail, AR Ropilah, H Elias, G … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002 - bjo.bmj.com Results: The overall response rate was 69% (that is, living quarters response
rate was 72.8% and household response rate was 95.1%). The age adjusted
prevalence of bilateral blindness and low vision was 0.29% (95% CI 0.19 to ... Cited by 40 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 17 versions
R Khandekar, AJ Mohammed, AA Raisi - Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2007 - informahealthcare.com Background: A prevalence survey of blindness and low vision was conducted in
Oman in 2005. Here, we present the prevalence and determinants of blindness and
low vision among the population ≥ 40 years of age. The results are then ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
