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An overview of the National Programme for Control of Blindness(NPCB) in India. It includes definitions, burden, goals & objectives, strategies, organizational structure, district blindness control society (DBCS), activities of NPCB, new initiatives under the program, externally aided projects, and vision 2020. The document also provides information on blindness prevalence, national burden, and NPCB's goals and strategies to reduce blindness prevalence. It also includes NPCB's activities, such as cataract operations, involvement of NGOs, civil works, commodity assistant, IEC activities, and monitoring and evaluation.
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Dr. NAVYA KRISHNA 1 ST YEAR PG DEPT. OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE
1.Economic Blindness 2.Social Blindness 3.Manifest Blindness 4.Absolute Blindness 5.Curable Blindness 6.Preventable Blindness 7.Avoidable Blindness
WHO-ICD VISUAL ACUITY NPCB LOW VISION Category (1) <6/18 - 6/60 Low vision Category (2) <6/60 - 3/60 Economic blindness BLINDNESS Category (3) <3/60 – 1/60 Social blindness Category (4) <1/60-perception of light Manifest blindness Category (5) No perception of light Absolute blindness
Major causes of Blindness
INDIA was the first country in the world to launch National level Blindness control program.