Blindness, low vision and cataract surgery outcome among adults in Hohhot of Inner Mongolia: a Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) study.

CONCLUSIONS: The age-standardised prevalence rate of blindness in Hohhot was lower compared with other RAAB studies in China. Cataract was the leading cause of blindness. These findings provide useful information for the planning of public healthcare services in Inner Mongolia.
PMID: 29439090 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - February 8, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Zhang G, Tham YC, Gong H, Ren F, Morige J, Dai W, Cheng CY, Zhang H, Liu L Tags: Br J Ophthalmol Source Type: research