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      [An epidemiological survey of blindness and low vision in Shandong Province].

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      [Zhonghua yan ke za zhi] Chinese journal of ophthalmology

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          An epidemiological survey of blindness and low vision was carried out in a sample population of 115 167 in Shandong Province to find that the prevalence of binocular blindness was 0.34%, that of unilateral blindness 0.65%, that of binocular low vision 0.46%, and that of unilateral low vision 0.64%. The prevalence rates increased with age and the leading causes of blindness, in order of importance, were cataract, corneal diseases and glaucoma in urban areas, and cataract, corneal diseases and retinal diseases in rural areas.

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          Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi
          [Zhonghua yan ke za zhi] Chinese journal of ophthalmology
          0412-4081
          0412-4081
          Nov 1992
          : 28
          : 6
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Ophthalmology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Ji-nan.
          Article
          1306475
          39b624df-b8e7-493b-8041-e4738ae8d46d
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