| Causes of blindness in Irbid, Jordan. | |
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PMID: 17372493 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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To determine the most common causes of blindness and the age of onset of these conditions among Jordanians of Irbid, a study of all registered members in two societies for the care of the blind was carried out. Of all registered members, 185 individuals were blind according to the World Health Organization definition and satisfied our inclusion criteria. It was found that genetically determined causes made up 41% of the total causes. In 57% of the subjects, blindness occurred in the first two decades of life. The specific leading causes of blindness, in the order of their frequencies, were tapetoretinal degenerations as different variants of retinitis pigmentosa (17.6%), glaucomas (16%), diabetic retinopathy (13%), post-infection corneal scarring (11.5%), congenital cataract (8.8%) and uveitis (8%). The results reflect the satisfactory achievements in primary health care levels and the challenge to make specialized tertiary health care more accessible. |
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M Al-Salem; A F Arafat; L Ismail; M Jaradat |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Annals of Saudi medicine Volume: 16 ISSN: 0256-4947 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Saudi Med Publication Date: 1996 Jul |
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Created Date: 2007-03-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8507355 Medline TA: Ann Saudi Med Country: Saudi Arabia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 420-3 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Private Practice, and Princess Basma Hospital, Irbid, Jordan. |
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