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| Childhood Cataract and Low Vision |
| Childhood Blindness Childhood blindness: Addressing the emerging need for surgical, optical and low vision care for children in Africa The KCCO has led an effort to develop comprehensive childhood blindness activities throughout Africa. With successful efforts by African Ministries of Health and their NGO partners, vitamin A and measles related corneal blindness has been rapidly decreasing in many countries. Recent population based surveys have revealed that congenital and developmental cataract are common causes of blindness in children. It has become clear that training a paediatric ophthalmologist and paediatric anesthetist is not sufficient to meet the needs of children requiring intervention. KCCO has been working, with support from a number of organizations (e.g. Academy for Educational Development, Dark & Light Blind Care, Light for the World, and Seva Canada) to implement strategies to:
For more information about these programmes, please contact Dr. Paul Courtright (pcourtright@kcco.net) |
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