Causes of blindness at Nkhoma Eye Hospital, Malawi

The majority of blindness in Sub-Saharan Africa is treatable. This hospital-based study was undertaken in order to investigate the etiology of blindness at Nkhoma Eye Hospital, Malawi. One ophthalmologist examined 2082 consecutive new patients who presented to the outpatient department at Nkhoma Eye...

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Published in:European journal of ophthalmology 2008-11, Vol.18 (6), p.1002-1006
Main Authors: Sherwin, J C, Dean, W H, Metcalfe, N H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Blindness - epidemiology
Blindness - etiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Eye Diseases - complications
Female
Functional Laterality
Hospitals, Special - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Malawi - epidemiology
Male
Ophthalmology - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:The majority of blindness in Sub-Saharan Africa is treatable. This hospital-based study was undertaken in order to investigate the etiology of blindness at Nkhoma Eye Hospital, Malawi. One ophthalmologist examined 2082 consecutive new patients who presented to the outpatient department at Nkhoma Eye Hospital, Malawi in 2006. Data recorded included age, sex, visual acuity and diagnosis. Patients were classified as blind if their best corrected visual acuity was
ISSN:1120-6721
1724-6016
DOI:10.1177/112067210801800624