Changing scenario of cataract blindness in Kolar district, Karnataka, South India. the utility of rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in reviewing programs

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-95

  Guruprasad, Bettadapura S ^a   Krishnamurthy, Donthi ^a   Narendra, Datti P ^a   Ranganath, B G ^a   Shamanna, Ramaswamy B ^b  

^a SRI DEVARAJ URS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Dept of CSE and IT St Peters Engineering College   (India)

Author keywords

Cataract blindness; Cluster sampling; Healthcare programs; Kolar; Rapid assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84875347551     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2012.759597     Document Type: Review

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