title: National survey of blindness and low vision in Lebanon.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To survey level of blindness and low vision in Lebanon.
  
  
  METHODS
  A population survey was undertaken in 10,148 individuals to measure the prevalence and identify the causes of blindness in Lebanon.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of blindness was 0.6% and that of low vision 3.9%. The major causes of blindness were cataract (41.3%) and uncorrected large refractive error (12.6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most causes of blindness in Lebanon can be controlled by various educational and medical programmes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kassak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hourani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sibai
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Alameddine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000150:complications; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology