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Epidemiology, aetiology and management of visual impairment in children
- Source :
- Archives of Disease in Childhood. 99:375-379
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- BMJ, 2013.
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Abstract
- An estimated 19 million of the world's children are visually impaired, while 1.4 million are blind. Using the UK as a model for high income countries, from a population-based incidence study, the annual cumulative incidence of severe visual impairment/blindness (SVL/BL) is estimated to be 6/10 000 by age 15 years, with the incidence being highest in the first year of life. The population of visually impaired children within high, middle and lower income countries differ considerably between and within countries. The numerous and mainly uncommon disorders which can cause impaired vision result in heterogeneous population which includes a substantial proportion (for SVI/BL, the majority) of children with additional systemic disorders or impairments whose needs differ substantially from those with isolated vision impairment. Paediatricians and other paediatric professionals have a key role in early detection and multidisciplinary management to minimise the impact of visual impairment (VI) in childhood.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
education.field_of_study
genetic structures
business.industry
Incidence
Incidence (epidemiology)
Visual impairment
Population
Vision Disorders
Visual Acuity
Blindness
Impaired Vision
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
medicine
Etiology
Humans
Cumulative incidence
medicine.symptom
Child
education
business
Incidence study
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14682044 and 00039888
- Volume :
- 99
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....64700fbbb12b90ab8a7bbb479bc6a347