NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider RAAB RepositoryTabulations only Geography Bangladesh (BGD) Dhaka, Khulna Coverage type Subnational Time period covered 01/2010 - 02/2010 Series or system Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalHouseholdIndividualInterviewUrban-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. The Bangladesh - Narail and Jamalpur Districts Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2010 covered the districts of Narail and Jamalpur in the Khulna and Dhaka states, respectively. Data were collected through household interviews and visual examinations. Subjects with vision-impairing cataract were questioned on barriers keeping them from pursuing cataract surgery, and subjects that had undergone cataract surgery were asked about their operations. 2,390 subjects in Narail and 2,978 subjects in Jamalpur were successfully interviewed and examined. Keywords Cataracts, Corrective lenses, Eye examinations, Glaucoma, Macular degeneration, Onchocerciasis, Refraction and accommodation disorders, Trachoma, Vision loss, Visual acuity Citation Primary investigator Mohammed Muhit Contributors International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) CSF Global (Bangladesh) Funders Fred Hollows Foundation Suggested citation CSF Global (Bangladesh), International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH). Bangladesh - Narail and Jamalpur Districts Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2010. GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 18, 2023