title: Blindness in the Midwestern State of Nigeria.
abstract: The major blinding conditions in the Midwestern State of Nigeria are cataract (33.2%), uveitis (20.4%), chronic simple glaucoma (17.1%), trauma(7.9%). The primary causes of uniocular blindness are uveitis (28.3%), cataract (23.9%), chronic simple glaucoma (13.2%), trauma (9.9%). Comparisons of the main causes of blindness in Midwestern, Northern, Western and Eastern Nigeria and Great Britain are made.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000150:complications; D001766:Blindness / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000150:complications; D009549:Nigeria; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000150:complications; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications