TY - JOUR T1 - Common causes of blindness in Zaïre. JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 389 LP - 391 DO - 10.1136/bjo.69.5.389 VL - 69 IS - 5 AU - L Kayembe Y1 - 1985/05/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/69/5/389.abstract N2 - An analysis of 50 000 patients' medical records was made to determine the commonest causes of blindness in Zaïre. It was found that the commonest causes of blindness in order of frequency were glaucoma (31%), cataract (18.4%), optic atrophy (16.3%), onchocerciasis (4.9%), and corneal leucoma (4.9%). ER -