For many thousands of West African onchocerciasis is a reality that leaves an unhappy legacy of damaged or destroyed eyesight

For many thousands of West African onchocerciasis is a reality that leaves an unhappy legacy of damaged or destroyed eyesight

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
da Silva, R.C., photographer
Publication:
1978
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Blindness
Eye Diseases
Onchocerciasis, Ocular
Africa, Western
World Health Organization.
Genre(s):
Photograph
Abstract:
Close-up of the face of a man with partial eyesight. Verso: WHO/17797. AFRO. Onchocerciasis. SM 1-1978.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photograph : 18 x 13 cm.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101437206 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013888
OCLC no.:
1120086929
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437206