Open AccessCauses of blindness among adult Yemenis: A Hospital-based study
Author(s) -
Saleh A. Al-Akily,
Mahfouth A. Bamashmus
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.4103/0974-9233.53367
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , blindness , diabetic retinopathy , visual acuity , optometry , ophthalmology , pediatrics , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
This hospital-based retrospective study was aimed to assess the causes of blindness among adults aged 17 years and over who attended a teaching eye hospital in Yemen.