Cataract blindness in Turkmenistan: results of a national survey
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Cataract blindness in Turkmenistan: results of a national survey.
AIM To present results of a rapid assessment of cataract in Turkmenistan. METHODS 6120 eligible people of 50 years and older were selected by systematic random sampling from the whole of Turkmenistan. A total of 6011 people were examined (coverage 98.2%). RESULTS Cataract is the major cause of bilateral blindness (54%), followed by glaucoma (25%). The age and sex adjusted prevalence of bila...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.11.1207