Vision centre helps reduce blindness and vision impairment. Proof of concept in a four-year longitudinal study in an urban area in India

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of blindness and severe visual impairment (SVI) by using a door-to-door screening and vision center (VC) examination strategy in an urban area in western Maharashtra (Pune), India and repeat the exercise after 4 years to study its impact. Methods: Four trained com...

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Published in:Indian journal of ophthalmology 2022-05, Vol.70 (5), p.1742-1748
Main Authors: Gogate, Parikshit, Phadke, Supriya, Das, Taraprasad, Sane, Shrivallabh, Moosa, Soumya, Dhangar, Ashok, Inamdar, Minhaj, Khandekar, Rajiv, Magdum, Renu, Bhawalkar, Jitendra, Bhoosnurmath, Kashinath
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acuity
Blindness
Blindness - epidemiology
Blindness - prevention & control
Care and treatment
cataract
Clinics
Eye
Eye examinations
Female
Health aspects
Humans
india
India - epidemiology
Longitudinal Studies
Medical personnel
Optometrists
Population studies
Risk factors
Special Focus, Community Ophthalmology, Original
Surveys
Urban areas
Urban population
Vision
vision centre
Vision disorders
Vision Disorders - epidemiology
Visual Acuity
Visual impairment
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Summary:Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of blindness and severe visual impairment (SVI) by using a door-to-door screening and vision center (VC) examination strategy in an urban area in western Maharashtra (Pune), India and repeat the exercise after 4 years to study its impact. Methods: Four trained community health workers measured the visual acuity and performed an external ocular examination in patients' homes. People with vision
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_2314_21