Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Western Rwanda: blindness in a postconflict setting.

<h4>Background</h4>The World Health Organization estimates that there were 37 million blind people in 2002 and that the prevalence of blindness was 9% among adults in Africa aged 50 years or older. Recent surveys indicate that this figure may be overestimated, while a survey from souther...

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Main Authors: Wanjiku Mathenge, John Nkurikiye, Hans Limburg, Hannah Kuper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040217