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Guinea-Bissau Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2010

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General Info
Provider 
International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH)
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Geography 
Guinea-Bissau (GNB)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
05/2010 - 05/2010
Series or system 
Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
Summary 

The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) is a rapid survey methodology developed at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH). It is a population based survey of visual impairment and eye care services among people aged 50 years and over.

Keywords 
Cataracts, Glaucoma, Onchocerciasis, Prevalence, Refraction and accommodation disorders, Trachoma, Vision loss, Visual acuity
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 18, 2023