Prevalence, causes and socio-economic determinants of vision loss in Cape Town, South Africa.

Prevalence, causes and socio-economic determinants of vision loss in Cape Town, South Africa.

PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in Cape Town, South Africa and to explore socio-economic and demographic predictors of vision loss in this setting. METHODS: A cross sectional population-based survey was conducted in Cape Town. Eighty-two clusters wer...

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Main Authors: Nicky Cockburn, David Steven, Karin Lecuona, Francois Joubert, Graeme Rogers, Colin Cook, Sarah Polack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3282720?pdf=render

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