Regional variation in blindness in children due to microphthalmos, anophthalmos and coloboma

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-138

  Hornby, Stella J ^a   Gilbert, Clare E ^a,e   Rahi, Jugnoo ^a   Sil, Asim K ^b   Xiao, Yungao ^c   Dandona, Lalit ^d   Foster, Allen ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Vivekananda Mission Ashram   (India)

^c Red Cross Hospital of Yunnan   (China)

^d L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anophthalmos; Blindness; Children; Coloboma; Congenital malformations; Microphthalmos

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOPHTHALMIA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; COLOBOMA; CUBA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROPHTHALMIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRI LANKA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033943782     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0928-6586(200006)7:2;1-z;ft127     Document Type: Article

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