Childhood Cataract: Home to Hospital

Globally, there are 190,000 children who are blind from cataract.1 Cataract in children may be present at birth (congenital cataract) or may appear anytime during the first few years of life (developmental cataract). Childhood cataract is the most common treatable cause of childhood blindness, being...

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Main Author: Mohammad A Muhit MBBS MSc(Ophth) MSc(CEH)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2004-01-01
Series:Community Eye Health Journal
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Online Access:http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/17/jceh_17_50_019.html