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. 2004;17(50):19-22.

Childhood cataract: home to hospital

Mohammad A Muhit  1
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Childhood cataract: home to hospital

Mohammad A Muhit. Community Eye Health. 2004.
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1. Early detection of blind children within households and communities. Photo: Victoria Francis
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2. Eye examination and referral Photo: Victoria Francis
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3. Good quality cataract surgery and optical correction Photo: Clare Gilbert
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4. Follow-up care Photo: Mohammad Muhit
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Barriers and Factors Influencing Eye Care Provision for Children Illustration by Mahommad Muhit
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Empower communities: A gathering in Bangladesh to discuss childhood cataract Photo: Mohammad Muhit
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Make facilities available: Mobile Community Sight Clinics in Bangladesh Photo: Mohammad Muhit
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Provide good quality eye surgery: a boy recovers from a cataract operation in Bangladesh Photo: Mohammad Muhit
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Ensure follow-up care: parents receiving counselling at Aravind Hospital, India Photo: Victoria Francis
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Congenital Cataract Photo: Allen Foster
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Early detection is important Credit: ICEH
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Healthy eyes (left) Bilateral congenital cataract (right) Photos: Murray McGavin & Allen Foster
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References

    1. Gilbert CE, Foster A. Childhood blindness in the context of VISION 2020:The Right to Sight. Bull World Health Organ. 2001;79:227–232. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Muhit M, Gilbert C, Foster A. Causes of Childhood Blindness in Bangladesh: Results of a National Study of 1,935 Children with Blindness and Severe Visual Impairment. (In preparation)
    1. Muhit M, Gilbert C. A review of epidemiology and control of childhood blindness. Trop Doct. 2003;33(4):197–201. - PubMed

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