Prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in an urban population: The Chennai glaucoma study

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 477-481

  Vijaya, Lingam ^a,b   George, Ronnie ^a   Asokan, Rashima ^a   Velumuri, Lokapavani ^a   Ramesh, Sathyamangalam Ve ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Blindness; cataract; India; low vision; population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84901782995     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.111186     Document Type: Article

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