Trends in the pattern of blindness and major ocular diseases in Singapore and Asia.
Publication
, Journal Article
See, JL; Wong, TY; Yeo, KT
Published in: Ann Acad Med Singap
July 1998
This article details the changing trends in the major causes of blindness and visual impairment in Singapore over the past four decades. A comprehensive review of existing data from published and unpublished sources on ocular disease studies and surveys in Singapore was conducted. The rates of blindness and visual impairment from cataract, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and refractive errors, as well as other major diseases are described and compared with other Asian countries. Such epidemiological data on the blinding conditions in our population are vital in the understanding of trends in ocular diseases, as well as in prioritizing current health services and preventive programmes.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Ann Acad Med Singap
ISSN
0304-4602
Publication Date
July 1998
Volume
27
Issue
4
Start / End Page
540 / 546
Location
Singapore
Related Subject Headings
- Singapore
- Registries
- Morbidity
- Humans
- General & Internal Medicine
- Eye Diseases
- Developed Countries
- Blindness
- Asia
- Age Distribution
Citation
APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
See, J. L., Wong, T. Y., & Yeo, K. T. (1998). Trends in the pattern of blindness and major ocular diseases in Singapore and Asia. Ann Acad Med Singap, 27(4), 540–546.
See, J. L., T. Y. Wong, and K. T. Yeo. “Trends in the pattern of blindness and major ocular diseases in Singapore and Asia.” Ann Acad Med Singap 27, no. 4 (July 1998): 540–46.
See JL, Wong TY, Yeo KT. Trends in the pattern of blindness and major ocular diseases in Singapore and Asia. Ann Acad Med Singap. 1998 Jul;27(4):540–6.
See, J. L., et al. “Trends in the pattern of blindness and major ocular diseases in Singapore and Asia.” Ann Acad Med Singap, vol. 27, no. 4, July 1998, pp. 540–46.
See JL, Wong TY, Yeo KT. Trends in the pattern of blindness and major ocular diseases in Singapore and Asia. Ann Acad Med Singap. 1998 Jul;27(4):540–546.
Published In
Ann Acad Med Singap
ISSN
0304-4602
Publication Date
July 1998
Volume
27
Issue
4
Start / End Page
540 / 546
Location
Singapore
Related Subject Headings
- Singapore
- Registries
- Morbidity
- Humans
- General & Internal Medicine
- Eye Diseases
- Developed Countries
- Blindness
- Asia
- Age Distribution