TY - JOUR
T1 - Common causes of blindness
T2 - A pilot survey in Brooklyn, New York
AU - Accardi, F. E.
AU - Gombos, M. M.
AU - Gombos, G. M.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - The causes of blindness in 105 consecutive legally blind patients were analyzed in a large urban multidisciplinary medical center. It was found that the leading causes of blindness, in order of frequency of incidence, were glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, senile macular degeneration, and cataract. The periodic collection of statistics on the relative frequency of the causes of blindness is strongly suggested so that possible changes and improvements in health care may be determined.
AB - The causes of blindness in 105 consecutive legally blind patients were analyzed in a large urban multidisciplinary medical center. It was found that the leading causes of blindness, in order of frequency of incidence, were glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, senile macular degeneration, and cataract. The periodic collection of statistics on the relative frequency of the causes of blindness is strongly suggested so that possible changes and improvements in health care may be determined.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 4004009
AN - SCOPUS:0022004325
SN - 0003-4886
VL - 17
SP - 289-290+294
JO - Annals of ophthalmology
JF - Annals of ophthalmology
IS - 5
ER -
