ee front matter & 2005 upe.2004.12.012 ng author. Tel.: 1. ess: a.fielder@imperial Summary Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has been recognised as an important cause of childhood blindness. It is now a treatable disease with a reduced incidence of resulting blindness. The incidence of ROP in older premature babies has declined and a new pattern of ROP has emerged attributed to increased surviva...

Objectives To determine the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness (SVI/BL) among students in schools for the blind in Northwest Ethiopia and to identify preventable and treatable causes. Method Students attending nine schools for the blind in Northwest Ethiopia were examined and causes assigned using the standard WHO record form for children with blindness and low vision in May and...

This study has two main components with a common theme of paediatric ophthalmology in Asia. The first component aimed to assess the prevalence of refractive error in 12-14 year old children in urban Phnom Penh and rural Kandal Provinces of Cambodia. The prevalence of refractive error in Cambodia has not been previously studied and is important for the planning and implementation of refraction s...

PURPOSE To determine the possible molecular genetic defect underlying primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) in India and to identify the pathogenic mutations causing this childhood blindness. METHODS Twenty-two members of five clinically well-characterized consanguineous families were studied. The primary candidate gene CYP1B1 was amplified from genomic DNA, sequenced, and analyzed in control sub...

Visual impairment is an important cause of developmental disability among children. Ocular conditions, if undetected or untreated, can have substantial long-term implications for the quality of life of the child and the family and can place a burden on public health resources. For these reasons, the national health objectives for 2010 now include three vision objectives for children: 1) reducin...

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...

Background and aims: Color blindness is a disease that remains undiagnosed in some cases. Thediagnosis of the disease during schooling is necessary to take the required measures for the future lifeof adolescents. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of color blindnessamong the students of secondary schools in Shahrekord.Methods: In this descri...