Newland H S, Harris M F, Walland M, McKnight D, Galbraith J E, Iwasaki W, Momomura K
International Community Eye Care, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia.
Bull World Health Organ. 1992;70(3):369-72.
A population-based survey of blindness was conducted in Vanuatu. Data were gathered on a sample of 3520 of the approximately 150,000 inhabitants of Vanuatu aged at least 6 years, in order to estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness among the whole population. An overall prevalence of blindness of 4.0 per 1000 was found, 85% of which was due to cataract, an avoidable cause of this disability.
在瓦努阿图开展了一项基于人群的失明情况调查。研究收集了瓦努阿图约15万6岁及以上居民中3520名样本的数据,以估计整个人口中失明的患病率及病因。结果发现失明的总体患病率为千分之4.0,其中85%是由白内障所致,而白内障是这种残疾的一个可避免病因。