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Childhood blindness in the context of VISION 2020--the right to sight.
- C. Gilbert, A. Foster
- Medicine
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
- 2001
The major causes of blindness in children vary widely from region to region, being largely determined by socioeconomic development, and the availability of primary health care and eye care services.… Expand
Genes and environment in refractive error: the twin eye study.
- C. Hammond, H. Snieder, C. Gilbert, T. Spector
- Medicine
- Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
- 1 May 2001
PURPOSE
A classical twin study was performed to examine the relative importance of genes and environment in refractive error.
METHODS
Refractive error was examined in 226 monozygotic (MZ) and 280… Expand
Causes of blindness and visual impairment in Nigeria: the Nigeria national blindness and visual impairment survey.
- M. Abdull, S. Sivasubramaniam, +4 authors M. Rabiu
- Medicine
- Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
- 1 September 2009
PURPOSE
Determine causes of blindness and visual impairment among adults aged >or=40 years.
METHODS
Multistage, stratified, cluster random sampling with probability proportional to size procedures… Expand
Prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in Nigeria: the National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study.
- F. Kyari, M. V. S. Gudlavalleti, +4 authors A. Foster
- Medicine
- Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
- 1 May 2009
PURPOSE
To determine the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment among adults aged > or = 40 years in Nigeria.
METHODS
Multistage, stratified, cluster random sampling with probability… Expand
How much soil do young children ingest: an epidemiologic study.
- E. Calabrese, R. Barnes, +6 authors P. Kostecki
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP
- 1 October 1989
Sixty-four children aged 1-4 years were evaluated for the extent to which they ingest soil. The study followed the soil tracer methodology of S. Binder, D. Sokal, and D. Maughan (1986, Arch. Environ.… Expand
Characteristics of Infants With Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity in Countries With Low, Moderate, and High Levels of Development: Implications for Screening Programs
- C. Gilbert, A. Fielder, +4 authors A. Zin
- Medicine
- Pediatrics
- 1 May 2005
Objective. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a potentially avoidable cause of blindness in children. The proportion of blindness as a result of ROP varies greatly among countries depending on their… Expand
Causes and temporal trends of blindness and severe visual impairment in children in schools for the blind in North India
- J. S. Titiyal, N. Pal, +4 authors C. Gilbert
- Medicine
- The British journal of ophthalmology
- 24 July 2003
Aims: To describe the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness (SVI/BL) in children in schools for the blind in north India, and explore temporal trends in the major causes. Methods: A total… Expand
The key informant method: a novel means of ascertaining blind children in Bangladesh
- M. Muhit, S. Shah, C. Gilbert, S. Hartley, A. Foster
- Medicine
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- 1 August 2007
Background: Most information on the causes of blindness has come from examining children in special education. To obtain a more representative population-based sample of children, a novel method was… Expand
Frailty in HIV-Infected Adults in South Africa
- S. Pathai, C. Gilbert, +4 authors S. Lawn
- Medicine
- Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
- 1 January 2013
Objectives:Some evidence suggests that HIV infection is associated with premature frailty—a syndrome typically viewed as being related to ageing. We determined the prevalence and predictors of… Expand
Prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in Pakistan: the Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey.
- M. Z. Jadoon, B. Dineen, +5 authors M. Khan
- Medicine
- Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
- 1 November 2006
PURPOSE
To determine the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in adults aged 30 years and older in Pakistan and to assess socio-demographic risk factors.
METHODS
Multistage, stratified… Expand