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BLINDNESS [COMMONEST CAUSES WORLD-WIDE] |
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infections: |
gonococcal ophthalmia trachoma (Chlamydia trachomatis)onchocerciasis ('river blindness') |
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other: |
glaucoma cataract trauma vitamin A deficiency (keratomalacia)macular degeneration [usually senile] |
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