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[Effect of vaccination programs on the incidence of idiopathic optic neuritis]
1Kliniki Chorób Oczu AM w Bydgoszczy.
Klinika Oczna
|October 20, 1999
Abstract
Unlabelled:
To evaluate the influence of vaccination programs on the incidence of idiopathic optic neuritis.
Material:
359 questionnaired patients with idiopathic optic neuritis hospitalized in the Department of Ophthalmology in Bydgoszcz and in the province of Bydgoszcz in the period from 1978 to 1997. Control group included 264 persons with no history of optic neuritis.
Results:
Vaccinated persons were significantly (p = 0.01) rarely affected by this disease.
Conclusion:
The study revealed the positive correlation between lack of vaccination (according to vaccination program) and the incidence of idiopathic optic neuritis.