Prevalence and causes of blindness and low vision in a rural setting in Pakistan

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-23

  Ahmad, Khabir ^a   Khan, Mohammad Daud ^a   Qureshi, Mohammad Babar ^a   Munami, Shahnawaz ^a   Shah, Raza Ali ^a   Rasheed, Haroon ^a   Jamali, Barkat ^a   Baluch, Aziz ^a   Khan, Mohammad Aman ^a  

^a Pakistan Institute of Community Ophthalmology   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Blindness; Low vision; Pakistan; Population based; Prevalence survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 18744366099     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580490921304     Document Type: Article

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