Cataract in childhood: photograph methods in assessment.
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Aetiology of childhood cataract in south India.
AIM To identify the causes of childhood cataract in south India with emphasis on factors that might be potentially preventable. METHODS A total of 514 consecutive children with cataract attending an eye hospital outpatient clinic were examined and their parents interviewed by a trained interviewer using a standardised questionnaire in the local language. Serology was performed on children und...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.61.2.135