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. 2005 Jun;7(1):54-7.

Profile of blindness in Nepal: a hospital based study

Aparna Rizyal  1 , Purna Chandra Karmacharya, Shashank Koirala
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  • PMID: 16295724

Profile of blindness in Nepal: a hospital based study

Aparna Rizyal et al. Nepal Med Coll J. 2005 Jun.

Abstract

A hospital based prospective study was conducted at B P Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies to determine the causes of blindness. A total of 701 patients were enrolled for this study during a one and a half year time period. Four main diseases in the order of prevalence--cataract, corneal diseases, trauma and posterior segment diseases--were identified as the major causes of blindness. The prevalence of blindness increased with age and showed a male preponderance. Cataract and corneal diseases were the leading causes of bilateral blindness and unilateral blindness respectively.

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