Prevention of Childhood Blindness through the Integration with Maternal Eye Care Programmes
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Prevention of Childhood Blindness through the Integration with Maternal Eye Care Programmes
Objective: The prevention of childhood blindness through the provision of preventive services at the community level, specialized surgical services in ophthalmic units and the provision of devices to correct low vision and services to children with established visual loss. Materials and methods: A series of free surgical cataract eye camps which focused on only women were conducted throughout D...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nigerian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0189-9171
DOI: 10.4314/njo.v18i2.70760