Changing trends over the last decade in the aetiology of childhood blindness: a study from a tertiary referral centre

ÖZTÜRK A. T., Er D., YAMAN A., BERK A. T.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.100, sa.2, ss.166-171, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 100 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-306737
  • Dergi Adı: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.166-171
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Child health (paediatrics), Vision, SEVERE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, INCOME COUNTRIES, CHILDREN, SCHOOLS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, CARE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aims To discern treatable and preventable causes of childhood blindness by evaluating the aetiologic factors, and to compare the distribution of the most commonly affected anatomic sites of severe visual impairment (SVI) with our previous published data.