Prevalence and pattern of vitreo-retinal diseases in Nepal: The Bhaktapur glaucoma study

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Thapa, Suman S ^a   Thapa, Raba ^a   Paudyal, Indira ^a   Khanal, Shankar ^a   Aujla, Jaskirat ^a   Paudyal, Govinda ^a   Rens, Ger Van ^a  

^a TILGANGA INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Blindness; Low vision; Nepal; Prevalence; Vitreo retinal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW VISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; RETINA DISEASE; SEX RATIO; VERY ELDERLY; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; RETINAL DISEASES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISION, LOW; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875296199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-13-9     Document Type: Article

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