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EMJ-Emirates Medical Journal. 1994; 12 (1): 23-6
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| ID: emr-32506
RESUMO
There are no known studies of prevalence of blindness in the United Arab Emirates. The prospective study was undertaken to determine the conditions that cause blindness. A hospital-based study was conducted in which 100 males and 57 females were examined. Causes of blindness were cataract [37.9%], corneal opacities [27.89%], glaucoma [24.5%], retinal conditions [7%], phthiasis bulbi [3%] and optic atrophy [1.5%]. Most of the conditions found cause preventable blindness