FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LOSS OF CENTRAL VISION AMONG ELDERLY PATIENTS ABOVE ATTENDING EYE CARE SERVICES AT JINJA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL

Samuel  Biringiro; Violet Alimwenda

doi:10.51168/7rv8bk18

Authors

Samuel Biringiro Ophthalmic Clinical Officers Training School, Jinja. Author
Violet Alimwenda Ophthalmic Clinical Officers Training School, Jinja. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51168/7rv8bk18

Keywords:

Central vision loss, elderly patients, visual impairment, Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda

Abstract

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Author Biographies

Samuel Biringiro, Ophthalmic Clinical Officers Training School, Jinja.

is a student of diploma in clinical ophthalmology at Uganda Ophthalmic Clinical Officers Training School, Jinja.
Violet Alimwenda, Ophthalmic Clinical Officers Training School, Jinja.

is a research supervisor at Ophthalmic Clinical Officers Training School, Jinja.

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