NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider RAAB RepositoryMicrodata access: Request Geography Ecuador (ECU) Coverage type Country Time period covered 05/2008 - 05/2009 Series or system Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalIndividualInterview 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 Ecuador Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2008-2009 covered the entirety of nation and 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. An additional module collected information on willingness to pay for cataract surgery. Of the targeted sample size, 4,012 subjects were interviewed and examined successfully. Keywords Cataracts, Corrective lenses, Eye examinations, Glaucoma, Macular degeneration, Onchocerciasis, Refraction and accommodation disorders, Trachoma, Vision loss, Visual acuity Citation Primary investigator Felipe Chiriboga Contributors International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) Publisher RAAB Repository Suggested citation International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH). Ecuador Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2008-2009. Grootebroek, Netherlands: RAAB Repository. GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 18, 2023