PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ghafour, I. M.
AU  - Allan, D.
AU  - Foulds, W. S.
TI  - Common causes of blindness and visual handicap in the west of Scotland.
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.67.4.209
DP  - 1983 Apr 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 209--213
VI  - 67
IP  - 4
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/67/4/209.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/67/4/209.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol1983 Apr 01; 67
AB  - An analysis of blind registration forms was made to determine the commonest causes of blindness in the west of Scotland. It was found that the leading causes of blindness in order of frequency of incidence were senile macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and myopic degeneration. Diabetic retinopathy was the leading cause of blindness among persons of working age.