An estimated 14 million of the world's children are blind. A blind child is more likely to live in
socioeconomic deprivation, to be more frequently hospitalised during childhood and to die …

Purpose: To determine the global prevalence and common causes of visual impairment (VI)
and blindness in children. Methods: In this meta-analysis, a structured search strategy was …

Purpose Most causes of childhood blindness are treatable or preventable. Knowledge of
parents' awareness and perception of eye problems is important in helping to understand …

Individuals with cerebral visual impairment (CVI) frequently report challenges with face
recognition, and subsequent difficulties with social interactions. However, there is limited …

Aims To discern treatable and preventable causes of childhood blindness by evaluating the
aetiologic factors, and to compare the distribution of the most commonly affected anatomic …

Aim To ascertain the causes severe visual impairment and blindness (SVI/BL) in schools for
the blind in southeast Nigeria and to evaluate temporal trends. Methods All children who …

Introduction Visual impairment is a major public health problem in developing countries
where there is no enough health-care service. It has a significant impact on the affected …

Background Childhood blindness and low vision have become major public health
problems in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to categorise the causes of …

This chapter aims to familiarize the reader with important issues about epidemiological
studies of childhood visual impairment (VI), severe visual impairment (SVI), or blindness …

Background Proper information on causes of childhood vision loss is essential in developing
appropriate strategies and programs to address such causes. This study aimed at identifying …