Study of onchocerciasis-related visual impairment in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa

Study of onchocerciasis-related visual impairment in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa

Purpose: The Objective of this study is to determine baseline data regarding onchocercal eye lesions and associated visual loss in the Nord Kivu province, an onchocerciasis hyperendemic tropical rain forest area in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducte...

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Main Authors: Vinod K Baranwal, Kripanidhi Shyamsundar, Vamble Kabuyaya, Jyotirmay Biswas, Harikrishnan Vannadil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
onchocerciasis
uveitis
epidemiology
community ophthalmology
parasitic diseases
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2020;volume=68;issue=5;spage=890;epage=894;aulast=

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