Prevention of Childhood Blindness - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9241561513 ISBN 13: 9789241561518

Publisher: World Health Organization, 1992

Synopsis

This book describes and explains the actions that can be taken to prevent or treat each of the main causes of childhood blindness. Taking a public health approach, the book encourages its readers to understand the many new possibilities for prevention opened up by striking recent advances in knowledge and technology. Strategies for prevention, which are relevant to developed as well as developing countries, take their focus from the growing conviction that much childhood disability can now be prevented. The opening chapter provides a brief summary of the global prevalence and epidemiology of childhood blindness, noting that each year an estimated half a million children become blind. The second chapter provides a detailed explanation of the many complex factors that influence some 20 causes of blindness occurring during the prenatal period, the neonatal period, and childhood. Each cause of blindness is discussed in terms of factors influencing occurrence and severity, prevalence, clinical features, and measures for prevention and treatment. Descriptions are supported by 7 colour plates illustrating the most prevalent blinding diseases.

About this edition

• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 9241561513
• ISBN 13: 9789241561518
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 57