Blindness incidence in Germany : A population-based study from Württemberg-Hohenzollern

Few data on the incidence of blindness in Germany are available. We analysed causes of legal blindness for the region Württemberg-Hohenzollern (population 5.5 million) in order to help fill in this gap. Population-based investigation on the incidence of legal blindness (visual acuity

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ophthalmologica (Basel) 1999, Vol.213 (3), p.176-182
Hauptverfasser:	KRUMPASZKY, H. G, LÜDTKE, R, MICKLER, A, KLAUSS, V, SELBMANN, H. K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age of Onset Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Blindness - epidemiology Blindness - etiology Child Child, Preschool Diabetic Retinopathy - complications Female Germany - epidemiology Glaucoma - complications Humans Incidence Infant Macular Degeneration - complications Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Ophthalmology Population Surveillance Prevalence Retrospective Studies Social Work - statistics & numerical data Vision disorders Visual Acuity
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Zusammenfassung:	Few data on the incidence of blindness in Germany are available. We analysed causes of legal blindness for the region Württemberg-Hohenzollern (population 5.5 million) in order to help fill in this gap. Population-based investigation on the incidence of legal blindness (visual acuity
ISSN:	0030-3755 1423-0267
DOI:	10.1159/000027415