The incidence of visual impairment due to diabetic retinopathy in Leeds

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 455-459

  Kumar, N ^a   Goyder, E ^b   McKibbin, Martin ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blind registration; Diabetic retinopathy; Incidence; Leeds; Visual disability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PARTIAL BLINDNESS; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REGISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33645766492     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701908     Document Type: Review

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