Article: Blindness and visual impairment among the elderly in Ife-Ijesha zone of Osun State, Nigeria.

Byline: B. Adegbehingbe, B. Fajemilehin, E. Ojofeitimi, L. Bisiriyu

Background: To provide information on the prevalence of visual impairment, blindness and the leading causes of visual changes among the elderly in Ife-Ijesha zone of Osun state in Nigeria. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive community based study Methods: All people aged 60years or older were gathered at various centres in Ife-Ijesha zone of Osun State, Nigeria. They were all screened for various medical problems including eye ailments and blindness according to World Health Organisation (WHO) definition. Information was retrieved and clinical examination conducted by the ophthalmologist in ...

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