Unilateral childhood blindness: a hospital-based study in Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Unilateral childhood blindness: a hospital-based study in Yaoundé, Cameroon
INTRODUCTION We performed an analytic and prospective study over a period of 12 months from January 2nd to December 31st, 2008, at the Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Our aim was to determine the prevalence and causes of unilateral blindness in school children aged 6 to 15 years. RESULTS Among the 1,266 children aged 6 to 15 years who were recruited, 60 present...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s5289