Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment and their associated risk factors, in three tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh, India.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment (VI), their associated causes and underlying risk factors in three tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh, India and compare this data in conjunction with data from other countries with low and middle income settings. METHODS: Using a va...

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Main Authors: Nakul Singh, Shiva Shankar Eeda, Bala Krishna Gudapati, Srinivasa Reddy, Pushkar Kanade, Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, Padmaja Kumari Rani, Subhabrata Chakrabarti, Rohit C Khanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4090120?pdf=render