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[Blindness in Benin].

A D Négrel1, Z Avognon, D C Minassian

  • 1Programme de Prévention de la Cécité, l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Genève, Suisse.

Medecine Tropicale : Revue Du Corps De Sante Colonial
|January 1, 1995
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A 1990 survey in Benin found 0.6% blindness and 2.6% poor vision, primarily due to cataract. Implementing eye care services could reduce these rates by 45%.

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