Prevalence and Causes of Blindness & Low Vision; Before and Five Years After 'VISION 2020' Initiatives in Oman: A Review

• Published in: Ophthalmic epidemiology Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 9 - 15
• Main Authors: Khandekar, Rajiv, Mohammed, Ali Jaffer, Raisi, Abdulatif Al
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa UK Ltd 2007; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Blindness - epidemiology; Blindness - etiology; Blindness prevalence; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Oman; Oman - epidemiology; Prevalence; Sex Distribution; Sow vision; Underdeveloped countries; Vision 2020; Vision impairment; Vision, Low - epidemiology; Vision, Low - etiology; Oman

Background: A prevalence survey of blindness and low vision was conducted in Oman in 2005. Here, we present the prevalence and determinants of blindness and low vision among the population ≥ 40 years of age. The results are then compared with those of the survey in 1997 and the changes following the...