National registry for the blind in Israel: Estimation of prevalence and incidence rates and causes of blindness

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 267-277

  Farber, Marilyn D ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Blindness causes; Blindness epidemiology; Blindness registry; Cataract; Diabetic retinopathy; Glaucoma; Israel; Optic nerve atrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC ATROPHY; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0041376469     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.10.4.267.15910     Document Type: Article

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