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PREVENTING BLINDNESS DUE TO REFRACTIVE ERRORS IN NIGERIA:. STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT.. .

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PREVENTING BLINDNESS DUE TO REFRACTIVE ERRORS IN NIGERIA:. STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT.. .

Introduction.

Definition of Blindness

Magnitude of Refractive Error Blindness

Prevalence of refractive error blindness from population based surveys in different countries from 1992 to 2001

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Prevalence of blindness due to refractive error - summaries.

Long term effect

What is the way forward? .

There are two ways to detect refractive errors.

Routine Eye Examination

Vision screening?.

Vision "testing"!

Why include ophthalmoscopy?

What is expected of optometrists? .

WHO/PBL/97.61

WHO/PBL/97.61

WHO/PBL/97.61

Conclusion

References

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Author: Dr. Faustina Idu and Dr. Uduak Udom