Q*****blindness trivia - samomcos

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1. MCC of blindness worldwide
2. MCC of blindness in the US
3. 2nd MCC of blindness in US
4. MCC of monocular vision loss
5. MCC of visual loss in children worldwide
6. MCC of visual loss over age 60 in the US
7. MCC of visual loss in african americans
8. MCC of infectious blindness worldwide (i know u all know this one...

[ArchivalUser]

ill try 1, vit a def 2, glaucoma, 3 , diabetes 4, retinal artery occlusion 5, vita def again 6, diabetes 7,trachoma 8, chlamydiae ooops how many wrongsss fr me

[ArchivalUser]

1.... Cataract 3..glaucoma 5--vitamin A 6..Age related macular degenration
7,--- glaucoma 8 is right, guess 2 is diabetic retinopathy...not sure of 4th.

[ArchivalUser]

thanks for trying folks...

1. MCC of blindness worldwide - cataracts
2. MCC of blindness in the US - diabetic retinopathy (esp ages 17-50s)
3. 2nd MCC of blindness in US - glaucoma
4. MCC of monocular vision loss - trauma/injury
5. MCC of visual loss in children worldwide - vit A def
6. MCC of visual loss over age 60 in the US - AMRD
7. MCC of visual loss in african americans - glaucoma (primary open angle)(b:w=5:1)
8. MCC of infectious blindness worldwide - trachoma

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