Blindness and visual impairment due to age-related cataract in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of recent population-based studies

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1237-1243

  Bastawrous, Andrew ^a   Dean, William H ^b,c   Sherwin, Justin C ^d,e  

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

^b Nkhoma Eye Hospital   (Malawi)

^c CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CAMEROON; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERITREA; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENS IMPLANT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE CATARACT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; LENS AND ZONULES;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; VISION, LOW;

EID: 84884675447     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303135     Document Type: Article

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