Prevalence of visual impairment, cataract surgery and awareness of cataract and glaucoma in Bhaktapur district of Nepal: The Bhaktapur Glaucoma Study

Prevalence of visual impairment, cataract surgery and awareness of cataract and glaucoma in Bhaktapur district of Nepal: The Bhaktapur Glaucoma Study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cataract and glaucoma are the major causes of blindness in Nepal. Bhaktapur is one of the three districts of Kathmandu valley which represents a metropolitan city with a predominantly agrarian rural periphery. This study was undertak...

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Main Authors: Twyana Shankha N, Maharjan Nhukesh, Pandey Pooja, Paudyal Indira, Khanal Shankar, Berg Rosa VD, Thapa Suman S, Paudyal Govinda, Gurung Reeta, Ruit Sanduk, Rens Ger HMBV
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/11/2

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