CHILDHOOD CATARACTSCHILDHOOD CATARACTS

Authors

  • Faiz-ur-Rahman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52206/jsmc.2012.2.1.82

Abstract

In a developing country like Pakistan, where a
significant (43.3%) portion of the population is
below 14 years of age 1, childhood cataracts make
up a large portion of the childhood blindness. The
prevalence of blindness among children in
different regions varies from 0.2/1000 to over
1.5/1000 children 1 and the proportion of blindness
in children due to cataracts varies considerably
between regions from 10%-30 % with a global
average estimated at 14%.’it presents an enormous
problem to the developing countries in terms of
human morbidity, economic loss and social
burden.4

How to Cite

1.
Faiz-ur-Rahman. CHILDHOOD CATARACTSCHILDHOOD CATARACTS. J Saidu Med Coll [Internet]. 2012 May 20 [cited 2026 Nov. 10];2(1):82. Available from: http://jsmc.pk/index.php/jsmc/article/view/570

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012): Journal of Saidu Medical College

Section

Editorial

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