Prevalence of blindness and low vision in an Italian population: A comparison with other European studies

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 661-667

  Cedrone, C ^a   Nucci, C ^a   Scuderi, G ^b   Ricci, F ^a   Cerulli, A ^a   Culasso, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult; Blindness; Low vision; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE MYOPIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33745111286     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701934     Document Type: Article

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