Prevalence of visual impairment and blindness in upper egypt: A gender-based perspective

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 190-196

  Mousa, Ahmed ^a   Courtright, Paul ^b,c   Kazanjian, Arminee ^c   Bassett, Ken ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blindness; Cataract; Egypt; Gender; Trichiasis; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CORNEA OPACITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EGYPT; EYE; EYE EXAMINATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRACHOMATOUS TRICHIASIS; TRICHIASIS; UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERROR; UNEMPLOYMENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BLINDNESS; CATARACT; EGYPT; GENDER; TRICHIASIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 84900861736     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2014.906629     Document Type: Article

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