Open AccessBlindness and severe visual impairment in pupils at schools for the blind in Burundi
Author(s) -
Patrick Ruhagaze,
Kahaki Kimani Margaret Njuguna,
Lévi Kandeke,
Paul Courtright
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.106390
Subject(s) - childhood blindness , medicine , visual impairment , blindness , optometry , visual acuity , pediatrics , ophthalmology , psychiatry , pregnancy , genetics , retinopathy of prematurity , biology , gestational age
To determine the causes of childhood blindness and severe visual impairment in pupils attending schools for the blind in Burundi in order to assist planning for services in the country.