Z Jadoon, SP Shah, R Bourne, B Dineen, MA … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Methods: Probability proportional-to-size procedures were used to select a
nationally representative sample of adults. Each subject underwent interview,
visual acuity measurement, autorefraction, biometry and ophthalmic ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►ucla.edu [PDF] JE Oye, H Kuper - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Results: 2215 people were examined (response rate = 92.3%). The prevalence of
bilateral blindness was 1.1% (95% CI: 0.7–1.5%), 0.3% (0.1–0.6%) for severe
visual impairment and 3.0% (2.0–4.0%) for visual impairment. ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
TS Chandrashekhar, HV Bhat, RP Pai, SK … - Public health, 2007 - Elsevier A house-to-house survey was carried out in 15 villages that were selected by
cluster sampling during January to October, 2002. A total of 1505 people aged 50
years and above were tested for visual acuity (VA) and their eyes examined. ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - All 15 versions
DMG Lima, LO Ventura, CT Brandt - Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia, 2005 - SciELO Brasil Este estudo foi realizado na Fundação Altino Ventura como pré-requisito à
conclusão do Mestrado Profissio- nalizante/MBA da Prática Oftalmológica da
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G Patrick-Ferife, AO Ashaye, BM Qureshi - Nigerian journal of medicine: journal of the National … - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov BACKGROUND: The objective of this article is to determine the prevalence and
causes of blindness and low vision in Ozoro, a rural town of Delta State in
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- ►bmj.com PK Nirmalan, A Padmavathi, RD Thulasiraj - British Medical Journal, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Results: Females were less likely to be operated on for cataract (adjusted OR
0.71, 95% CI: 0.57 to 0.87) although the cataract blindness burden was higher
for females (p<0.001). Literacy of the subject was a major predictor for ... Cited by 15 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
JN Garap, S Sheeladevi, G Brian, B Shamanna … - Clinical & experimental ophthalmology, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of visually significant cataract,
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over in Papua New Guinea. Also, to determine the characteristics, rate, ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct
YD Sapkota, GP Pokharel, S Dulal, RN Byanju … - Kathmandu University medical journal (KUMJ) - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov OBJECTIVE: Cataract though avoidable remains as leading cause of blindness in
Nepal. Though, Himalaya Eye Hospital rendering high quality surgical service
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S Sasikumar, M Naved, SJ Saikumar - Community Eye Health, 1998 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov The project'saims are to identify the blind in the community, give curative
treatment, if possible, and rehabilitate those who are incurably blind. All the
people in the area are examined for eye diseases. This information is used ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - All 4 versions
B Dineen, RR Bourne, Z Jadoon… - Br J Ophthalmol, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com B Dineen, RRA Bourne, Z Jadoon, et al. ... Causes of blindness and visual
impairment in Pakistan. The ... Pakistan national blindness and visual
impairment survey ... B Dineen, RRA Bourne, Z Jadoon, SP Shah, MA Khan, A ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - All 2 versions
