Trends in blind registration in the adult population of the Republic of Ireland 1996-2003

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 367-371

  Kelliher, C ^a   Kenny, D ^b   O'Brien, Colm ^a,c  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b National Council for the Blind in Ireland   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; REGISTRIES; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 33644657119     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.075861     Document Type: Article

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