India - Chitrakoot Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2008

General Info

Provider

RAAB Repository

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Geography

India (IND)

Uttar Pradesh

Coverage type

Subnational

Time period covered

March, 2008 - March, 2008

Series or system

Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB)

Data type

Survey: Cross-sectional - Individual - Interview - Urban-rural representative

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, Corrective lenses, Education, Eye examinations, Glaucoma, Health care access, Macular degeneration, Onchocerciasis, Refraction and accommodation disorders, Trachoma, Vision loss, Visual acuity

Citation

Primary investigator

B.K. Jain

Contributors

International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH)

Publisher

RAAB Repository

Suggested citation

International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH). India - Chitrakoot Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2008. Grootebroek, Netherlands: RAAB Repository.