Cataract prevalence, cataract surgical coverage and its contribution to the reduction of visual disability in Oman

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 181-189

  Khandekar, Rajiv ^a   Mohammed, Ali Jaffer ^b  

^a Eye and Ear Health Care Muscat   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

Blindness; Cataract prevalence; Cataract surgery; Oman

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OMAN; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 5644293375     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580490514487     Document Type: Article

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