Incorporating primary eye care into primary health care: Piloting a perceived visual disability questionnaire based model in rural southern India – An observational study

Incorporating primary eye care into primary health care: Piloting a perceived visual disability questionnaire based model in rural southern India – An observational study

Purpose: Over 20% of the world's visually impaired and blind populations live in India. Integration of primary eye care (PEC) into existing primary health care by trained personnel could address access-related barriers. We piloted an unreported, modified WHO disability questionnaire-based model...

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Main Authors: Anika Amritanand, Padma Paul, Smitha Jasper, Samuel Prasanna Vinoth Kumar, Vinod Abraham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Community health workers
perceived visual impairment
primary eye care
questionnaire based
screening
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2018;volume=66;issue=7;spage=957;epage=962;aulast=Amritanand

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