Causes of permanent severe visual impairment and blindness among Jordanian population

PURPOSE: To report the causes of permanent severe visual impairment and blindness among Jordanian blind people. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was conducted on 1422 legally blind or worse vision people of all ages who attended the ophthalmic division of a medical committee for evaluation of disab...

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Published in:Middle East African journal of ophthalmology 2018-01, Vol.25 (1), p.25-29
Main Authors: Baarah, Basel, Shatnawi, Raed, Khatatbeh, Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blindness
Blindness - epidemiology
Blindness - etiology
Causes of
Child
Child, Preschool
Choroid Diseases - complications
Developing countries
Diagnosis
Disabled persons
Eye examination
Eye examinations
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Jordan - epidemiology
LDCs
Macular degeneration
Male
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
Original
Prevalence
Retina
Retinal Diseases - complications
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Distribution
Socioeconomic factors
Vision disorders
Visual Acuity
Visually Impaired Persons - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:PURPOSE: To report the causes of permanent severe visual impairment and blindness among Jordanian blind people. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was conducted on 1422 legally blind or worse vision people of all ages who attended the ophthalmic division of a medical committee for evaluation of disabled persons from July 2013 through November 2014. They were divided into two age groups: adult group (998 cases) and childhood group (
ISSN:0974-9233
0975-1599
0975-1599
0974-9233
DOI:10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_202_16