Open AccessVision centre helps reduce blindness and vision impairment. Proof of concept in a four-year longitudinal study in an urban area in India
Author(s) -
Parikshit Gogate,
Supriya Phadke,
Taraprasad Das,
Shrivallabh Sane,
Soumya Moosa,
Ashok Dhangar,
Minhaj Inamdar,
Rajiv Khandekar,
Renu Magdum,
Jitendra Bhawalkar,
Kashinath Bhoosnurmath
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2314_21
Subject(s) - medicine , visual impairment , eye examination , visual acuity , cohort , blindness , impaired vision , optometry , population , cohort study , low vision , ophthalmology , psychiatry , environmental health
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.