Is glaucoma blindness a disease of deprivation and ignorance? A case-control study for late presentation of glaucoma in India

Is glaucoma blindness a disease of deprivation and ignorance? A case-control study for late presentation of glaucoma in India

<b>Aim:</b> The aim was to identify the presenting symptoms and social risk factors for late presentation of primary glaucoma in newly diagnosed cases. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> It was a case-control study in a tertiary eye care center in Maharashtra, India. Newly diagnos...

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Main Authors: Gogate Parikshit, Deshpande Roma, Chelerkar Vidya, Deshpande Swapna, Deshpande Madan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Awareness
blindness
deprivation
glaucoma
late presentation
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2011;volume=59;issue=1;spage=29;epage=35;aulast=Gogate

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