Time Trends in the Incidence and Causes of Blindness in Israel

To evaluate time trends in the incidence and causes of new cases of blindness in Israel between 1999 and 2008. Descriptive, retrospective population-based study. During the decade of the study, 19 862 inhabitants of Israel were newly registered as legally blind. Data were retrieved from the 1999 to...

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Published in:	American journal of ophthalmology Vol. 153; no. 2; pp. 214 - 221.e1
Main Authors:	Skaat, Alon, Chetrit, Angela, Belkin, Michael, Kinori, Michael, Kalter-Leibovici, Ofra
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.02.2012 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Blindness - epidemiology Blindness - etiology Cataract - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Diabetic Retinopathy - epidemiology Eye Diseases Female Glaucoma Glaucoma - epidemiology Humans Incidence Infant Israel - epidemiology Macular Degeneration - epidemiology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Ophthalmology Registries - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Sex Distribution Time Factors Vision disorders Visually Impaired Persons - statistics & numerical data Young Adult Asia Israel Eye disease Ophthalmology Vision disorder Cause Blindness Incidence
ISSN:	0002-9394, 1879-1891, 1879-1891
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