Causes of blind and partial sight certifications in England and Wales: April 2007-March 2008

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1692-1699

  Bunce, C ^a   Xing, W ^a   Wormald, R ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; blind; diabetic retinopathy; glaucoma; registration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA OPACITY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENETIC DISORDER; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; NEWBORN; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 78349284457     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2010.122     Document Type: Article

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