A survey of visual impairment and blindness in children attending eight schools for the blind in Myanmar: An update

A survey of visual impairment and blindness in children attending eight schools for the blind in Myanmar: An update

Purpose: To determine the causes of visual impairment (VI) and blindness among children in schools for the blind in Myanmar; to identify the avoidable causes of VI and blindness; to provide spectacles, low-vision aids, and ophthalmic treatment where indicated; to provide an update of the 2007 survey...

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Main Authors: Sonia Huang, Michelle T Sun, Ashwin Mallipatna, Cesar Carrillo, Yi Fan Tang, Khine Nweni, Tin Win, Than Htun Aung, Naing Lin, Ye Win, Andy Griffiths, Martin Holmes, Naw Marina Thapaw, Soe Hlaing, Robert Casson, James Muecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
blind schools
blindness
childhood blindness
myanmar
visual impairment
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2021;volume=69;issue=8;spage=2034;epage=2039;aulast=Huang

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