Abstract:PURPoSE: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the incidence and causes of registered blindness and low vision in Eastern Bulgaria.METhoDS: Documentation per each included patient based on archives of the Expert Disability committee was evaluated and divided in two intervals. The cumulative incidence per 100 000 was calculated in 3 severity groups for bilateral and monocular blindness and by residence.
RESULTS:The incidence of binocular blindness decreased from 63.79 to 41.61 for males and from 64.21 to 41.… Show more
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