Causes of blind certifications in England and Wales: April 1999-March 2000

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 905-911

  Bunce, C ^a   Wormald, R ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; CONSULTATION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; REGISTRATION; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 48049095176     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702767     Document Type: Article

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