Profile of blindness in Nepal: a hospital based study.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-46927
ABSTRACT
A hospital based prospective study was conducted at B P Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies to determine the causes of blindness. A total of 701 patients were enrolled for this study during a one and a half year time period. Four main diseases in the order of prevalence--cataract, corneal diseases, trauma and posterior segment diseases--were identified as the major causes of blindness. The prevalence of blindness increased with age and showed a male preponderance. Cataract and corneal diseases were the leading causes of bilateral blindness and unilateral blindness respectively.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Blindness
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Prospective Studies
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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