Open AccessImpact of a 10-Year eye care program in sokoto, Nigeria: Changing pattern of prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment
Author(s) -
Nasiru Muhammad,
Mohammed Dantani Adamu,
CD Mpyet,
Catey Bounce,
Nuhu M Maishanu,
Aliyu Mohammed Jabo,
Muhammad Mansur Rabiu,
Covadonga Bascarán,
Sunday Isiyaku,
Allen Foster
Publication year - 2019
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/meajo.meajo_113_17
Subject(s) - medicine , visual impairment , aphakia , confidence interval , blindness , odds ratio , optometry , cluster sampling , eye examination , refractive error , prevalence , pediatrics , visual acuity , ophthalmology , population , environmental health , psychiatry , pathology
This study was undertaken to ascertain the current magnitude and causes of blindness and visual impairment in persons aged 50 years and over and to assess the impact of a 10-year eye care program in Sokoto State, Nigeria.