During the academic year 1982/83 a programmed study was conducted on 5,000 consecutive cases examined at the outpatient department. A complete eye examination was performed, and statistical analysis was done Although this study cannot be considered as representative of Jordan, it does give us some insight into the problem of ocular diseases and causes of blindness in Jordan.
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