Rapid Assessment Survey of Blindness ' 2003 in South District of Sikkim State

Agency : Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India

The Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India, entrusted the Institute with the task of conducting a Rapid Assessment Survey of Blindness ' 2003 under the National Programme for Control of Blindness. The objectives of the study were: a) to estimate the prevalence of blindness due to cataract among the population aged 50 years and above; b) to estimate the cataract surgical coverage rate; and c) to assess the outcomes of cataract surgeries in operated cases. The survey was conducted in randomly selected 20 clusters in the district covering 1000 persons aged 50 years and above.


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