The population requirement for cataract extraction: A cross-sectional study

Eye

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 745-752

  Frost, Andrew ^a   Hopper, Cherida ^a   Frankel, Stephen ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a   Durant, Jenny ^a   Sparrow, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract prevalence; Cataract surgery rates; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0035697095     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2001.242     Document Type: Article

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