title: [Causes of blindness and disability pensions in the eastern metropolitan area of Santiago].
abstract: Between June 1983 and September 1987, 2799 disability pensions were given in the East Santiago Area, population 676,269. Of them, 222 (7.9%) were due to ophthalmological causes. Blindness as defined by the WHO was present in 57 cases. It was caused by myopia (33%), glaucoma (21%), diabetic retinopathy (9.8%), retinal detachment, cataract and optic atrophy (5.2%) and ocular trauma (3.5%).
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente de Oftalmología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile (División Oriente), Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schweikart
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Charlin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stoppel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jara
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maul de la Puente
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications; D010415:Pensions; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Causas de ceguera y pensión de invalidez en el Area Metropolitana Oriente de Santiago.