@article{30610, keywords = {Visual impairment, Ophthalmology, Neglected tropical diseases (NDTs), Low-income countries (LICs), Low vision, Health Services Research, Eye care, Children, Child health, Blindness}, author = {Malik ANJ and Mafwiri M and Gilbert CE}, title = {Integrating primary eye care into global child health policies.}, abstract = {

Globally, approximately 75% of blind children live in low-income countries (LICs). Almost half of blindness and low vision in LICs is due to avoidable causes such as corneal scarring from measles infection, vitamin A deficiency disorders, use of harmful traditional eye remedies, ophthalmia neonatorum and cataract.

}, year = {2017}, journal = {Archives of disease in childhood}, pages = {1-5}, issn = {1468-2044}, url = {http://adc.bmj.com/content/archdischild/early/2017/10/07/archdischild-2017-313536.full.pdf}, doi = {10.1136/archdischild-2017-313536}, language = {eng}, }