Prevalence and determinants of age-related macular degeneration in central Sri Lanka: The Kandy Eye Study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-153

  Goold, L A ^a   Edussuriya, K ^b   Sennanayake, S ^b   Senaratne, T ^b   Selva, D ^a   Sullivan, T R ^c   Casson, R J ^a  

^a South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology   (Australia)

^b Kandy Centre for Save Sight   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; READING; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SRI LANKA;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLINDNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SRI LANKA; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 76149101628     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.163808     Document Type: Article

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