Childhood blindness in India: a population based perspective
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Childhood blindness in India: a population based perspective.
AIM To estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness in children in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. METHODS These data were obtained as part of two population based studies in which 6935 children <or=15 years of age participated. Blindness was defined as presenting distance visual acuity <6/60 in the better eye. RESULTS The prevalence of childhood blindness was 0.17% (95% con...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.3.263