Causes of visual impairment and blindness in children at Instituto Benjamin Constant Blind School, Rio de Janeiro

Abstract Objective: To determine the main causes of visual impairment and blindness in children enrolled at Instituto Benjamin Constant blind school (IBC) in 2013, to aid in planning for the prevention and management of avoidable causes of blindness. Methods: Study design: cross-sectional observat...

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Main Authors: Daniela da Silva Verzoni, Andrea Araújo Zin, Adauto Dutra Moraes Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802017000300138&lng=en&tlng=en