title: Causes of blindness in Australia: analysis of pensions granted by the Department of Social Security on the ground of blindness for the year ending 30 June 1984.
abstract: The principal and contributing causes of blindness for all pensions granted by the Department of Social Security on account of blindness in Australia during the year ending 30 June 1984 have been coded according to the International Classification of Diseases, 1975 (ICD9). The results are presented in tables which show the major diagnosis for symmetrical and asymmetrical cases according to frequency and age, and the combination of major and contributing diagnosis according to age, sex and prevalence per 100 persons.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001766:Blindness / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010415:Pensions; D012943:Social Security