Childhood Blindness: Beyond VISION 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic
The World report on vision in 2019 found it difficult to evaluate VISION 2020’s impact on childhood blindness and VI since data on prevalence and causes were scarce. Considering the high chance of the global initiative missing its desired goal in children, we recommend that a sustainable version of...
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| author | Roland Joseph D. Tan MD, MS Indra Prasad Sharma MOptom Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno MD, PhD |
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| description | The World report on vision in 2019 found it difficult to evaluate VISION 2020’s impact on childhood blindness and VI since data on prevalence and causes were scarce. Considering the high chance of the global initiative missing its desired goal in children, we recommend that a sustainable version of it be launched soon. Central to this new initiative shall be better data collection on prevalence and causes of childhood blindness and VI, eye care provision and an updated and uniform system of reporting. Complete and updated data can better reflect the burden and monitor the impact of interventions. However, data collection will continue to be difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic so the initial phase shall be tailored to the current situation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5fe5fd9840064a7990ea9c02c74e73662022-12-21T22:04:36ZengSAGE PublishingGlobal Pediatric Health2333-794X2021-07-01810.1177/2333794X211022910Childhood Blindness: Beyond VISION 2020 and the COVID-19 PandemicRoland Joseph D. Tan MD, MS0Indra Prasad Sharma MOptom1Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno MD, PhD2University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, PhilippinesJigme Dorji Wangchuck National, Thimphu, BhutanUniversity of the Philippines Open University, Los Banos, PhilippinesThe World report on vision in 2019 found it difficult to evaluate VISION 2020’s impact on childhood blindness and VI since data on prevalence and causes were scarce. Considering the high chance of the global initiative missing its desired goal in children, we recommend that a sustainable version of it be launched soon. Central to this new initiative shall be better data collection on prevalence and causes of childhood blindness and VI, eye care provision and an updated and uniform system of reporting. Complete and updated data can better reflect the burden and monitor the impact of interventions. However, data collection will continue to be difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic so the initial phase shall be tailored to the current situation.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X211022910 |
| spellingShingle | Roland Joseph D. Tan MD, MS Indra Prasad Sharma MOptom Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno MD, PhD Childhood Blindness: Beyond VISION 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic Global Pediatric Health |
| title | Childhood Blindness: Beyond VISION 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Childhood Blindness: Beyond VISION 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Childhood Blindness: Beyond VISION 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Childhood Blindness: Beyond VISION 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Childhood Blindness: Beyond VISION 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | childhood blindness beyond vision 2020 and the covid 19 pandemic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X211022910 |
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