Visual impairment and blindness in the Xingu Indigenous Park - Brazil

• Main Authors: Arthur Gustavo Fernandes (Author), Monica Alves (Author), Roberta Andrade e Nascimento (Author), Natalia Yumi Valdrighi (Author), Rafael Cunha de Almeida (Author), Celso Takashi Nakano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Most estimates of visual impairment and blindness worldwide do not include data from specific minority groups as indigenous populations. We aimed to evaluate frequencies and causes of visual impairment and blindness in a large population sample from the Xingu Indigenous Park. Met...