Understanding and living with glaucoma and non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes in the Jhaukhel-Duwakot Health Demographic Surveillance Site: a qualitative study from Nepal

• Váldodahkkit: Suraj Shakya-Vaidya (Dahkki), Lene Povlsen (Dahkki), Binjwala Shrestha (Dahkki), Andrej M. Grjibovski (Dahkki), Alexandra Krettek (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is one of the most common causes of irreversible blindness. A possible association between POAG and non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes suggests that the incidence of POAG may increase. People with POAG in Nepal usually present l...