The prevalence of low vision and blindness in Canada

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-346

  Maberley, D A L ^a,c   Hollands, H ^a   Chuo, J ^a   Tam, G ^a   Konkal, J ^a,b   Roesch, M ^a,b   Veselinovic, A ^c   Witzigmann, M ^a   Bassett, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Blindness; Canada; Low vision; Prevalence; Visual disability; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CANADA; CATARACT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33646271825     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701879     Document Type: Review

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