Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in Ethiopia
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Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in schools for the blind in Ethiopia.
AIMS To determine the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in schools for the blind in Ethiopia, to aid in planning for the prevention and management of avoidable causes. METHODS Children attending three schools for the blind in Ethiopia were examined during April and May 2001 using the standard WHO/PBL eye examination record for children with blindness and low vision ...
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Aims: To determine the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in schools for the blind in Ethiopia, to aid in planning for the prevention and management of avoidable causes. Methods: Children attending three schools for the blind in Ethiopia were examined during April and May 2001 using the standard WHO/PBL eye examination record for children with blindness and low vision ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1432-a