NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider RAAB RepositoryMicrodata access: Download Geography Iran (Islamic Republic of) (IRN) Tehrān Coverage type Subnational Time period covered 02/2009 - 08/2009 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 Iran - Varamin Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2009 collected data 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. Keywords Cataracts, Corrective lenses, Glaucoma, Onchocerciasis, Refraction and accommodation disorders, Trachoma, Vision loss, Macular degeneration, Visual acuity Citation Primary investigator Zhale Rajavi Contributors International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) Publisher RAAB Repository Suggested citation International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH). Iran - Varamin Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2009. Grootebroek, Netherlands: RAAB Repository. GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 18, 2023