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- Eye care, vision impairment and blindness
Vision impairment and blindness impact the life of people everywhere In low- and middle-income settings the burden of vision impairment can be even greater due to fewer opportunities to access the most essential eye care services
- Onchocerciasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Onchocerciasis – or “river blindness” – is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus It is transmitted through the bites of infected blackflies (Simulium spp ) that breed in fast-flowing rivers and streams, mostly in remote villages located near fertile land where people rely on agriculture
- Onchocerciasis (river blindness)
Onchocerciasis – or “river blindness” – is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus transmitted by repeated bites of infected blackflies (Simulium spp ) These blackflies breed along fast-flowing rivers and streams, close to remote villages located near fertile land where people rely on agriculture
- WHO launches first World report on vision
More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and far sightedness, glaucoma and cataract, according to the first World report on vision issued by the World Health Organization
- Eye care, vision impairment and blindness: Refractive errors
Eye care, vision impairment and blindness: Refractive errors 21 August 2024 | Questions and answers
- Eye health in the Western Pacific
In the Western Pacific Region, over 90 million people experience visual impairment, including 10 million that are blind Blindness can be avoided in 8 out of 10 cases with appropriate treatment or early prevention
- Vitamin A deficiency - World Health Organization (WHO)
Night blindness (in which it is difficult or impossible to see in relatively low light) is one of the clinical signs of vitamin A deficiency, and is common during pregnancy in developing countries Retinol is the main circulating form of vitamin A in blood and plasma
- River blindness: shifting from prevention to surveillance and elimination
One of the main priorities of the global programme to eliminate onchocerciasis (also called river blindness) is to complete a pilot elimination mapping strategy which aims to accurately identify transmission of the disease wherever it occurs Previous mapping efforts focused on identifying areas with the highest burden of symptomatic disease
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