Rojas J R, Lavado L, Echegaray L
Department of Ophthalmology, Hazelton General Hospital, Pennsylvania.
Ann Ophthalmol. 1990 Nov;22(11):423-5.
A survey of childhood blindness in Peruvian children was done. Although most causes of blindness were due to congenital and hereditary conditions, measles accounted for almost 10% of blindness. With widespread measles immunization, this preventable cause of blindness in children can be eliminated or dramatically reduced.
