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. 1992;70(3):369–372.

Epidemiology of blindness and visual impairment in Vanuatu.

H S Newland 1, M F Harris 1, M Walland 1, D McKnight 1, J E Galbraith 1, W Iwasaki 1, K Momomura 1
PMCID: PMC2393288  PMID: 1638666

Abstract

A population-based survey of blindness was conducted in Vanuatu. Data were gathered on a sample of 3520 of the approximately 150,000 inhabitants of Vanuatu aged at least 6 years, in order to estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness among the whole population. An overall prevalence of blindness of 4.0 per 1000 was found, 85% of which was due to cataract, an avoidable cause of this disability.

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