Prevalence and associated factors of low vision and blindness among patients attending St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Prevalence and associated factors of low vision and blindness among patients attending St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract Background Low vision and blindness are major public health problems. A vast burden of worlds visually impaired live in low-income settings especially in sub Saharan Africa. In such settings the blindness is associated with considerable disability and excess mortality, resulting in huge eco...

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Main Authors: Fashe Markos Cherinet, Sophia Yoseph Tekalign, Dereje Hayilu Anbesse, Zewdu Yenegeta Bizuneh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Low vision and blindness
St. Paul’s hospital millennium medical college
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-018-0899-7

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