The currently most common causes of childhood blindness in Kinshasa (D.R. Congo);Die gegenwärtig häufigsten ursachen der kinderblindheit in Kinshasa (D.C. Kongo)

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 224, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 597-602

  Knappe, Steffi ^a,d   Schittkowski, M ^a   Schroder W ^b   Hopkins, A ^c   Fichter, N ^a   Guthoff, R ^a  

^a Universitäts Augenklinik Rostock   (Germany)

^b Augenklinik des Klinikums Nord Hamburg (Im Ruhestand)   (Germany)

^c Regionalbüro der Christoffel Blindenmission Ostafrika   (Kenya)

^d ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blindness; Cataract; Cataract surgery; Causes of blindness; Childhood blindness; Kinshasa (D. R. Congo); Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; EYE EXAMINATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MICROPHTHALMIA; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITREOUS OPACITY;

EID: 34547817713     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-963148     Document Type: Article

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