Prevalence of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Pakistan: The Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science2006Vol. 47(11), pp. 4749–4749
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Mohammad Z. Jadoon, Brendan Dineen, Rupert Bourne, Shaheen P. Shah, Mohammad Aman Khan, Gordon J. Johnson, Clare Gilbert, Mohammad Daud Khan
Abstract
This comprehensive survey provides reliable estimates of the prevalence of visual impairment and blindness in Pakistan. A significant excess of visual impairment was found among the elderly and the uneducated. After adjustment for age differences, women were found to have a significant excess of severe visual impairment and blindness. Regional variations in the prevalence of blindness were also identified.
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