Comm Eye Health Vol. 17 No. 50 2004. Published online 01 June, 2004
Childhood cataract
Children who are blind have to overcome a lifetime of emotional, social and economic difficulties which affect the child, the family and society. Loss of vision in children influences their education, employment and social life. Timely recognition and intervention can eliminate blind-years due to childhood cataract, as the condition is treatable
Articles in this issue –
- Childhood cataract: magnitude, management, economics and impact
- Childhood cataract: home to hospital
- 10 Key messages on childhood cataract
- Surgery for congenital cataract
- Evidence for the effectiveness of interventions for congenital, infantile and childhood cataract
- Measuring vision in children
- Episcleral nodules and hygiene
- Providing appropriate medical treatment for childhood cataract in remote tribal regions of India
- Guidelines for re-sterilising sutures
- Introducing intraocular lens implantation at an eye centre in Yemen
- Experiences in quality assurance at Bawku Hospital Eye Department, Ghana