Prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in an urban population: The Chennai Glaucoma Study

Prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in an urban population: The Chennai Glaucoma Study

Aim: To evaluate the prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in an urban south Indian population. Settings and Design: Population-based cross-sectional study. Exactly 3850 subjects aged 40 years and above from Chennai city were examined at a dedicated facility in the base hospital. Materia...

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Main Authors: Lingam Vijaya, Ronnie George, Rashima Asokan, Lokapavani Velumuri, Sathyamangalam Ve Ramesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Mean deviation
non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
short fluctuations
short wave automated perimetry
standard automated perimetry
Antimicrobial effect
conventional silicone oil
endophthalmitis agents
heavy silicone oil
Keratoconus
modified deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
steep corneal curvature
Bevacizumab
branch retinal vein occlusion
intravitreal
macular edema
triamcinolone
Blindness
disability evaluation
quality of life
visual acuity
Mitomycin C
pterygium recurrence
pterygium surgery
subconjunctival bevacizumab injection
Imaging in glaucoma
optical coherence tomography
pediatric
retinal nerve fiber layer
Autogenous tissue grafting
lacrimal drainage system
lacrimal fossa
bypass surgery
Cornea
excimer laser
growth factors
myopia
photorefractive keratectomy
Triamcinolone acetonide
human trabecular meshwork cells
in vitro
Hyperopic implantable collamer lens
myopic implantable collamer lens
optical quality
wavefront aberrations
Dacryocystorhinostomy
nasolacrimal duct obstruction
silicone tube
Age
anterior chamber depth
body height
primary angle closure glaucoma
sex
Children
eye injury vitrectomy study
eye injury
trauma
vitrectomy
Corneal biomechanics
corneal hysteresis
corneal resistance factor
intraocular pressure
keratoplasty
ocular response analyser
Aspherical intraocular lens
quality of vision
spherical aberrations
Benign
excision
lids and caruncle
no recurrence
ocular FH
inflammation
sterile endophthalmitis
Carotid artery disease
ocular ischemic syndrome
retinal emboli
cataract
India
low vision
population
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2014;volume=62;issue=4;spage=477;epage=481;aulast=Vijaya

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