Survey of Visual Impairment in an Indian Tertiary Eye Hospital

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-193

  Herse, Peter ^a   Gothwal, Vijaya K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Blindness; Hospital based assessment; Low vision; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031218023     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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