Noopur Gupta, Praveen Vashist, Radhika Tandon, Sanjeev K Gupta, Sadanand Dwivedi, Kalaivani Mani
OBJECTIVE: The present population-based study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence, determinants and causes of corneal morbidity and blindness in a rural North Indian population. DESIGN: Population-based study in India with 12 899 participants of all ages. METHODS: Participants were recruited from 25 village clusters of district Gurgaon, Haryana, India using random cluster sampling strategy. All individuals were examined in detail with a portable slit lamp for evidence of any corneal disease during the door-to-door examination...
February 2015: British Journal of Ophthalmology