Visual impairment and blindness in the Xingu Indigenous Park – Brazil

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ID15396398
AuthorsArthur Gustavo Fernandes (0000-0002-7525-1838, Brazilian Medical Association, corresponding author), Mônica Alves (0000-0001-7940-0194, Brazilian Medical Association), Roberta Andrade e Nascimento (Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Natália Valdrighi (Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Natalia Yumi Valdrighi, Rafael Cunha de Almeida (0000-0003-4594-0437, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC), Celso Takashi Nakano (Universidade de São Paulo)
Year2021
Volume20
Issue1
Pages197-197
Publication date2021-08-30
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal for Equity in Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1475-9276 • E-ISSN: 1475-9276
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12939-021-01536-w
PMID34461895
OpenAlexW3198210388
LanguageEN
References cited21

A higher frequency of visual impairment and blindness was observed in the indigenous population when compared to worldwide estimates with most of the causes being preventable and/or treatable. Blindness prevention programs should focus on accessibility to eye exam, cataract surgeries and eyeglass distribution

Blindness · Cataracts · Environmental health · Indigenous · Population · Psychiatry · Refractive error · Visual acuity · Visual impairment · Medicine · Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies · Retinal Diseases and Treatments · Ophthalmology · Optometry

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