The epidemiology of age-related eye diseases in Mainland China

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 399-407

  Zhou, Qiang ^a,b   Friedman, David S ^c   Lu, Hong ^b   Duan, Xinrong ^a   Liang, Yuanbo ^a   Yang, Xiaohui ^a   Wang, Fenghua ^a   Wang, Ningli ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related maculopathy; Blindness; Cataract; Diabetic retinopathy; Epidemiology; Glaucoma; Prevalence; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHINA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EYE CARE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGE FACTORS; CATARACT; CHINA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 37649015492     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580701331974     Document Type: Review

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