title: Epidemiology of blindness and visual impairment in Vanuatu.
abstract: A population-based survey of blindness was conducted in Vanuatu. Data were gathered on a sample of 3520 of the approximately 150,000 inhabitants of Vanuatu aged at least 6 years, in order to estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness among the whole population. An overall prevalence of blindness of 4.0 per 1000 was found, 85% of which was due to cataract, an avoidable cause of this disability.
authors.affiliation: International Community Eye Care, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Newland
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walland
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McKnight
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Galbraith
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Momomura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D009514:Vanuatu / Q000453:epidemiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014787:Vision Tests; D014792:Visual Acuity