Correction: Prevalence and Causes of Blindness and Low Vision in Southern Sudan
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“Prevalence of blindness (presenting VA of less than 3/60 in the better eye) was 4.1% (95% confi dence interval [CI], 3.4–4.8); prevalence of low vision (presenting VA of at least 3/60 but less than 18/60 in the better eye) was 7.7% (95% CI, 6.7–8.7); whereas prevalence of monocular visual impairment (presenting VA of at least 18/60 in better eye and VA of less than 18/60 in other eye) was 4.4% (95% CI, 3.6–5.3).”
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عنوان ژورنال:
- PLoS Medicine
دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007