Eye healthcare and the School Health Program: a documentary research

ABSTRACT Eye healthcare interventions and prevention of blindness at school have been developed since the last century in Brazil, following changes models care health school. This is a qualitative research documentary analysis that aimed to analyze normative documents on subject eye schools especially within scope School Health Program (PSE) historical trajectory policies. For data treatment, content was adopted, corpus study consisted 48 acts. Among acts, it possible identify Presidential Decrees, Public Consultations, Ministerial Interministerial Decrees. It became evident comprehensive coordinated still challenge for Unified System (SUS) due interruption initiatives guarantee access little incentive carry out these practices detriment other PSE actions. also found debate actions environment dates back National Policy Care Ophthalmology, revealing pioneering work Primary Care.