Pattern of eye diseases and visual impairment among students in southwestern Nigeria

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 287-292

  Ajaiyeoba, Ayotunde I ^a   Isawumi, Michaeline A ^b   Adeoye, Adenike O ^b   Oluleye, Tunji S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Avoidable; Causes; Eye diseases; Students; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA LESION; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA ULCER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE DISEASE; EYE INFECTION; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; STRABISMUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 34548472439     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-007-9056-7     Document Type: Article

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