Epidemiology of glaucoma in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence, incidence and risk factors

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-125

  Kyari, Fatima ^a,b   Abdull, Mohammed M ^a,c   Bastawrous, Andrew ^a   Gilbert, Clare E ^a   Faal, Hannah ^d,e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

^c ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d African Vision Research Institute   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Epidemiology; Glaucoma prevalence; Glaucoma risk factors; Open angle glaucoma; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AWARENESS; BLINDNESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORNEA THICKNESS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AFRICA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GLAUCOMA PREVALENCE; GLAUCOMA RISK FACTORS; OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BLINDNESS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84876931268     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.110605     Document Type: Conference Paper

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