Blindness and visual impairment due to retinal diseases

Blindness and visual impairment due to retinal diseases

This General Assembly, compared to others in the past, had retinal diseases as a cause of visual impairment and blindness higher up on the agenda. This article summarises the main points made in relation to retinal diseases, in particular the challenge of diabetic retinopathy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shaheen Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2009-03-01
Series:Community Eye Health Journal
Subjects:
Retinal Diseases
Low Vision
Blindness
causes
prevention & control
Diabetes Mellitus
Macular Degeneration
Age Factors
Retinal Detachment
Vision Screening
Online Access:http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/22/jceh_22_69_008.html
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Blindness and visual impairment due to retinal diseases
Community Eye Health Journal
Retinal Diseases
Low Vision
Blindness
causes
prevention & control
Diabetes Mellitus
Macular Degeneration
Age Factors
Retinal Detachment
Vision Screening
author_facet Shaheen Shah
author_sort Shaheen Shah
title Blindness and visual impairment due to retinal diseases
title_short Blindness and visual impairment due to retinal diseases
title_full Blindness and visual impairment due to retinal diseases
title_fullStr Blindness and visual impairment due to retinal diseases
title_full_unstemmed Blindness and visual impairment due to retinal diseases
title_sort blindness and visual impairment due to retinal diseases
publisher International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
series Community Eye Health Journal
issn 0953-6833
publishDate 2009-03-01
description This General Assembly, compared to others in the past, had retinal diseases as a cause of visual impairment and blindness higher up on the agenda. This article summarises the main points made in relation to retinal diseases, in particular the challenge of diabetic retinopathy.
topic Retinal Diseases
Low Vision
Blindness
causes
prevention & control
Diabetes Mellitus
Macular Degeneration
Age Factors
Retinal Detachment
Vision Screening
url http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/22/jceh_22_69_008.html
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