Vision centre helps reduce blindness and vision impairment. Proof of concept in a four-year longitudinal study in an urban area in India

Vision centre helps reduce blindness and vision impairment. Proof of concept in a four-year longitudinal study in an urban area in India

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of blindness and severe visual impairment (SVI) by using a door-to-door screening and vision center (VC) examination strategy in an urban area in western Maharashtra (Pune), India and repeat the exercise after 4 years to study its impact. Methods: Four trained com...

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Main Authors: Parikshit M Gogate, Supriya P Phadke, Taraprasad Das, Shrivallabh Sane, Soumya Moosa, Ashok Dhangar, Minhaj Inamdar, Rajiv Khandekar, Renu Magdum, Jitendra S Bhawalkar, Kashinath Bhoosnurmath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
cataract
blindness
visual impairment
vision centre
india
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=5;spage=1742;epage=1748;aulast=Gogate

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