Visual Disabilities in Children Including Childhood Blindness

Rajiv Khandekar, MS (Ophth), PG Dip (Epi)

“The prevalence of childhood blindness was 0.3 per 1,000 children in industrialised countries and 1.2 per 1,000 children in the developing countries in the year 2000. Accordingly, it was estimated that there were nearly 1.4 million blind children in the world. Each year, an additional 50,000 children become blind and are added to this pool.”

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