National Survey of Blindness and Low Vision in Lebanon
AUTHOR:
A M Mansour, Kassem Kassak, Monique Chaya, Talal Hourani, Abla Sibai, M N Alameddine
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YEAR PUBLISHED:
1997
PUBLICATION:
British Journal of Ophthalmology
KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
The purpose of this survey was to determine the levels of blindness and low vision in Lebanon.
A population survey was undertaken in 10 148 individuals to measure the prevalence and identify the causes of blindness in Lebanon.
The prevalence of blindness was 0.6% and that of low vision 3.9%. The major causes of blindness were cataract (41.3%) and uncorrected large refractive error (12.6%).
The survey concluded that most causes of blindness in Lebanon can be controlled by various educational and medical programmes.