The Nigerian national blindness and visual impairment survey: Rationale, objectives and detailed methodology

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite having the largest population in Africa, Nigeria has no accurate population based data to plan and evaluate eye care services. A national survey was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and determine the major causes of blin...

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Main Authors: Abiose Adenike, Elhassan Elizabeth, Gabriel Entekume, Ezelum Christian C, Abubakar Tafida, Mahdi Abdull M, Kyari Fatima, Rabiu Mansur, Gilbert Clare E, Dineen Brendan, Faal Hannah, Jiya Jonathan Y, Ozemela Chinenyem P, Lee Pak, Gudlavalleti Murthy VS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/8/17