Childhood Blindnessdue to Optic Nerve And Retinal Disorders
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
The pattern of childhood blindness changes depending on the accessibility of affordable health care services as well as socio-cultural factors. A major cause of childhood blindness in one country can be insignificant in another, and even over a decade the causes of childhood blindness can change quite dramatically in the same country. The variations in the major causes of blindness in pediatric age group from different parts of the world is determined by socioeconomic factors and the availability of primary eye care services. In developed countries, lesions of the retina, optic nerve and higher visual pathways predominate as the cause of blindness, whereas corneal scarring is the major cause in low-income countries.Retinopathy of prematurity is an important cause in middle-income countries.[1] This study will be aimed to find out the pattern of blindness due to optic nerve and retinal disorders in age group 0-16 years and address the patients through investigation, prevention, counselling, treatment, and low vision aids.
Authors and Affiliations
Haque OI, Rizvi SA1 ,, Akhtar N, Maheshwari R
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