Vision disorder
| Vision disorder | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| MeSH | D014786 |
A vision disorder is an impairment of the sense of vision.
It is not the same as an eye disease. Although many vision disorders do have their immediate cause in the eye, there are many other causes that may occur at other locations in the optic pathway.
Epidemiology
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Disability-adjusted life year for vision disorders (age-related) per 100,000 inhabitants in 2002.[1]
no data
less than 100
100–200
200–300
300–400
400–450
450–500
500–600
600–700
700–750
750–800
800–850
more than 850
See also
- Blindness, Recovery from blindness
- Amblyopia, Nystagmus, Strabism, Stereoblindness, Stereopsis recovery
- Visual field
References
- ↑ "Mortality and Burden of Disease Estimates for WHO Member States in 2002" (xls). World Health Organization. 2002.
External links
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