Prevalence of visual impairment in children: A review of available data

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-82

  Gilbert, Clare E ^a   Anderton, L ^b   Dandona, L ^c   Foster, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Blindness; Childhood; Prevalence; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIA; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033002932     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.6.1.73.1571     Document Type: Review

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