Open AccessPrevalence and causes of avoidable blindness and severe visual impairment in a tribal district of Maharashtra, India
Author(s) -
Praful V Dhake,
Kuldeep Dole,
Rajiv Khandekar,
Madan Deshpande
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
oman journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0974-7842
pISSN - 0974-620X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-620x.91269
Subject(s) - medicine , visual impairment , blindness , cataract surgery , optometry , low vision , population , pediatrics , ophthalmology , environmental health , psychiatry
We present the outcomes of a survey conducted in Nandurbar, a tribal district of Maharashtra, India. It was based on "Rapid Assessment for Avoidable Blindness" methodology and conducted in 2009 in Nandurbar, a tribal district of Maharashtra, India.