Primary angle closure glaucoma: A developing world perspective

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 374-378

  Thomas, Ravi ^a   Sekhar, G Chandra ^a   Parikh, Rajul ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Developing world; Number needed to treat; Population attributable risk percentage; Primary angle closure glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOTOMY; LASER SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34447622313     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01489.x     Document Type: Article

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