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Uruguay Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2011

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General Info
Provider 
International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH)
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Geography 
Uruguay (URY)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2011 - 12/2011
Series or system 
Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Exam
  • Individual
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

RAAB is a population-based eye health survey. It assesses the prevalence and causes of vision impairment and blindness among people aged 50 years and older, as well as reporting priority eye care service indicators. The sample size of the Uruguay 2011 survey is 3,956 with a response rate of 94.3%.

Keywords 
Cataracts, General surgery, Glaucoma, Health care access, Macular degeneration, Onchocerciasis, Prevalence, Refraction and accommodation disorders, Trachoma, Tuberculosis, Vision loss, Visual acuity
GHDx Entry last modified on: Feb 26, 2025