Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and diabetic retinopathy in individuals aged 50 years or older in Costa Rica.
In the present study, we examined the causes and the prevalence of avoidable blindness and visual impairment, as well as the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in individuals aged ≥50 years in Costa Rica, in order to provide baseline data for the initial planning and monitoring of ongoing blindness...
Main Authors: | Róger Iván Acevedo Castellón, Esteban Carranza Vargas, Ritzi Elena Cortés Chavarría, Gabriel Andrés Rodríguez Vargas |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
|
Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212660 |
Similar Items
-
Box-Jenkins analysis for shark landings in Costa Rica
by: Roger Bonilla, et al.
Published: (2004-12-01) -
Biodiversidad marina de Costa Rica: Crustacea: Infraorden Anomura
by: Rita Vargas, et al.
Published: (2006-06-01) -
ESTADO, NEOLIBERALISMO Y EMPRESARIOS EN COSTA RICA: LA COYUNTURA DEL TLC
by: Esteban Arias Chavarría
Published: (2019-12-01) -
Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness
by: Hans Limburgh, et al.
Published: (2006-12-01) -
Propagation of inflationary shocks in Costa Rica
by: Adolfo Rodríguez Vargas
Published: (2013-06-01)