Background: Most information on the causes of blindness has come from examining children
in special education. To obtain a more representative population-based sample of children …

Objective: To identify the anatomical site and underlying aetiology of severe visual
impairment and blindness (SVI/BL) in children in Bangladesh. Design: A national case …

Background. Surveys have been the conventional methods used for identification of people
with disabilities; however, they have been observed to be expensive and time-consuming …

Purpose: To assess whether the key informant method (KIM) is an effective method to
identify children with disabling sensory or physical impairments, or epilepsy (tonic–clonic …

Globally, there are 190,000 children who are blind from cataract. 1 Cataract in children may
be present at birth (congenital cataract) or may appear anytime during the first few years of …

Referral and follow-up of up to 20. The sessions last half a day and key informants are
taught how to find blind children in their local community. Training includes an explanation …

Despite the fact that developing countries carry more than 90 global disease burden, only a
small fraction of global medical research addresses their problems. It is interesting to note …

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of refractive error, presbyopia and spectacle
coverage in Sirajganj district of Bangladesh. Method: Rapid Assessment of Refractive Error …

Methods: Key Informant Method (KIM) utilizes trained volunteers for case detection of
children with cataract. KIM is implemented by one project staff (CM-community mobilizer) in …

Bangladesh -A study of 1935 children Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness
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