Chapter-26 Blindness and its Prevention
BOOK TITLE: Essentials of Ophthalmology
Author
1. Basak Samar K
ISBN
9789352709885
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18632_27
Edition
7/e
Publishing Year
2019
Pages
17
Author Affiliations
1.
Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,
Disha Eye Hospitals and Research Centre, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, E-mail: basak_sk@hotmail.com,
Disha Eye Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter keywords
Blindness,
vitamin A deficiency,
visual impairment category,
legal blindness,
economical blindness,
visually handicapped,
preventable blindness,
curable blindness,
manpower development,
xerophthalmia,
onchocerciasis