Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Uruguay: results of a nationwide survey

OBJECTIVE: To investigate and describe the prevalence and causes of blindness and moderate and severe visual impairment in older adults living in Uruguay. METHODS: All individuals aged ≥ 50 years old living in randomly selected clusters were eligible to participate. In each census enumeration unit s...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Gallarreta, João M. Furtado, Van C. Lansingh, Juan Carlos Silva, Hans Limburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2014-10-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892014000900002&lng=en&tlng=en