Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in the northern eThekwini district of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Aim: To determine the prevalence and causes of visual impairment, cataract surgical coverage and barriers to cataract surgery amongst people in the northern eThekwini district of KwaZuluNatal Province, South Africa. Method: Thirty-three clusters of 50 subjects ≥ 50 years old were randomly selected....
Main Authors: | Pirindhavellie Govender, Prasidh Ramson, Linda Visser, Kovin S. Naidoo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2015-06-01
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Series: | African Vision and Eye Health |
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Online Access: | https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/15 |
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