Table 4
Guidelines for the prevention of childhood blindness6–9
| 1 Eye examination at birth |
| 2 Screening of preschool children |
| 3 Early management of congenital cataract |
| 4 Early management of glaucoma |
| 5 A comprehensive programme of religious and governmental intervention to discourage marriage between people having the same grandfather or grandmother |
| 6 Genetic counselling |
| 7 Vaccination for measles and rubella |
| 8 Early detection and management of bacterial corneal ulcers |
| 9 Mass treatment for trachoma |
