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Innovative Approaches in the Delivery of Eye Care: Children

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Innovative Approaches in the Delivery of Primary and Secondary Eye Care

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Abstract

The control of blindness in children is a high priority for VISION2020. However, demographic differences and variation in levels of socioeconomic development, both of which influence the epidemiology of blindness in children, vary from country to country. This means that each country needs to understand the leading causes of blindness and visual impairment and develop appropriate strategies for control. This chapter highlights some models for eye care delivery in children especially regarding uncorrected refractive error (URE), congenital and developmental cataract, and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) as well as for low vision and rehabilitation.

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We are most grateful to Dr Rahul Ali, Hasan Minto, Dr Andrea Zin, Dr Subhadra Jalali, Dr Anand Vinekar and Dr Paul Courtright for their contribution to different sections in this chapter.

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  3. Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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Khanna, R.C., Cicinelli, M.V., Gothwal, V.K., Gilbert, C. (2019). Innovative Approaches in the Delivery of Eye Care: Children. In: Khanna, R., Rao, G., Marmamula, S. (eds) Innovative Approaches in the Delivery of Primary and Secondary Eye Care. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98014-0_7

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  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-98013-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-98014-0

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

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