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    Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in India, accounting for over 60% of cases. Refractive errors are the second most common cause, affecting around 20% of blind individuals. By 2020, the number of blind people in India is projected to rise to over 31 million. Blindness is diagnosed through history, physical exam, and ophthalmoscopy. Management involves correcting refractive errors and treating conditions like cataracts and glaucoma through surgery. Non-surgical approaches include using guide dogs, GPS, Braille, and developing other senses to help navigate the environment.

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    Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in India, accounting for over 60% of cases. Refractive errors are the second most common cause, affecting around 20% of blind individuals. By 2020, the number of blind people in India is projected to rise to over 31 million. Blindness is diagnosed through history, physical exam, and ophthalmoscopy. Management involves correcting refractive errors and treating conditions like cataracts and glaucoma through surgery. Non-surgical approaches include using guide dogs, GPS, Braille, and developing other senses to help navigate the environment.

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    Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in India, accounting for over 60% of cases. Refractive errors are the second most common cause, affecting around 20% of blind individuals. By 2020, the number of blind people in India is projected to rise to over 31 million. Blindness is diagnosed through history, physical exam, and ophthalmoscopy. Management involves correcting refractive errors and treating conditions like cataracts and glaucoma through surgery. Non-surgical approaches include using guide dogs, GPS, Braille, and developing other senses to help navigate the environment.

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    Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in India, accounting for over 60% of cases. Refractive errors are the second most common cause, affecting around 20% of blind individuals. By 2020, the number of blind people in India is projected to rise to over 31 million. Blindness is diagnosed through history, physical exam, and ophthalmoscopy. Management involves correcting refractive errors and treating conditions like cataracts and glaucoma through surgery. Non-surgical approaches include using guide dogs, GPS, Braille, and developing other senses to help navigate the environment.

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    BLINDNESS

    Mr. Manikandan.T,
    RN., RM., M.Sc(N)., D.C.A .,(Ph.D)
    Assistant Professor,
    Dept. of Medical Surgical Nursing,
    VMCON, Puducherry.
    Introduction
    • India is home to the world’s largest number of
    blind people-The Times of India- oct 11,2007.
    • The number of blind persons in India in 2000 was
    estimated to be 18.7 million.
    • The projected number of blind persons in India
    would increase to 24.1 million in 2010 and 31.6
    million 2020
    • As per National programme for Control of
    Blindness (NPCB), the prevalence of blindness in
    India was 1.1% in 2006 -07.
    Definition
    • State of being totally sightless in both eyes or
    one eye
    Causes of Blindness in INDIA
    • Cause Percentage
    • Cataract 62.6%
    • Refraction Error 19.7 %
    • Glaucoma 5.8 %
    • Corneal pathologies 0.9 %
    • Other causes 11.0 %
    Causes
    • Infection
    • Nutritional deficiency
    • Disease of retinal vessels
    • Chemical poisoning
    TYPES
    • Color – difficulty to distinguish green and red
    • Night – difficulty to see objects in dark
    • Snow – temporary impairment in vision due to
    excessive exposure to uv
    • Complete – inability to see in all circumstances
    • Legal – central vision 20/200
    • Temporary – vision loss shorter period
    • Permanent – vision loss for life time
    • Unilateral – loss of vision in one eye
    • Bilateral – loss of vision in both eye.
    Diagnosis
    • H.C
    • P/E
    • Ophthalmoscopy
    Management
    • Correction of refractive errors
    • Cataract & glaucoma correction
    • Laser surgery for retinal detachment
    • Guide dogs
    • GPS guide
    • Braille
    • Sound sense technique to locate objects
    • Touch
    • Smell

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