Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment; and cataract surgical services in Katsina state of Nigeria.

Manal Omran TaryamMuhammad M RabiuNasiru MuhammadKehinde OladigboluHalima Abdurrahman

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2019)

Katsina state of Nigeria has high burden of avoidable blindness affecting more women. The state eye care programme should have cataract services that are more accessible, affordable and gender sensitive.

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mental health
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risk factors
affordable care act
palliative care
polycystic ovary syndrome
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
quality improvement
pregnant women
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
pregnancy outcomes
pain management
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