Preventing Childhood Blindness: Synergy Between Ophthalmology and Community Medicine.

The article discusses the bringing together of Ophthalmology and Community Medicine for the prevention of childhood blindness in India, with the World Health Organization's (WHO) VISION 2020-Right to Sight initiative placed under India's National Program for Control of Blindness. Topics discussed include limitations faced in elimination of avoidable blindness in children (ABC), need for community-based pediatric eye care, and community-based strategies for childhood blindness control.