Awareness of eye diseases in an urban population in southern India

Awareness of eye diseases in an urban population in southern India

OBJECTIVE: To assess the level of awareness of eye diseases in the urban population of Hyderabad in southern India. METHODS: A total of 2522 subjects of all ages, who were representative of the Hyderabad population, participated in the population-based Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study. Of these subj...

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Main Authors: Dandona Rakhi, Dandona Lalit, John Rajesh K., McCarty Catherine A., Rao Gullapalli N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2001-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
eye diseases
cataract
glaucoma
night blindness
diabetic retinopathy
awareness
knowledge/attitudes
knowledge/practice
socioeconomic factors
epidemiologic studies
India
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862001000200003

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