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Recent data suggest a considerable decrease in total and cause-specific incidences of blindness in Germany – Decrease in the incidences of blindness in Germany

H Claessen, B Bertram, C Trautner, G Giani, I Zöllner, A Icks · DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift · 2012 · Heft 09

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2012
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Zeitschrift
DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
Autor:innen
H Claessen, B Bertram, C Trautner, G Giani, I Zöllner, A Icks
Ausgabe
Heft 09 / 2012
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Erschienen: 2012-09-27 00:00:00
ISSN
0012-0472
DOI
10.1055/s-0032-1323207

Zusammenfassung

Objectives: To estimate the recent population-based incidences of all-cause and cause-specific blindness in Germany and compare them with results from a similar study conducted in 1994–1998. Methods: All blindness allowance recipients newly registered between January 2008 and December 2009 in a region in southern Germany (population, approximately 3.5 million) were assessed and their ophthalmological reports reviewed. The main causes of blindness were identified and their incidences estimated. Results: There were 572 newly registered cases of blindness allowance. The all-cause incidence of blindness (per 100,000…

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Blindness Germany cause-specific blindness incidences incidences Population Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetes Mellitus Denmark DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift