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The Pediatric Eye Health Challenge Beyond 2020
Indra Prasad Sharma
Indra Prasad Sharma
Gyalyum Kesang Choeden Wangchuck National Eye Center, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan
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ABSTRACT.
Evidence suggests that improved eye health offers the potential to progress toward achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With Vision 2020: Right to Sight Initiative coming to an end and the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, it is necessary to revisit the priority of pediatric eye health. Considering the profound impact of childhood blindness and visual impairment, it is important to draw the attention of public health leaders, policymakers, organizations, and governments to create innovative and effective strategies to combat the emerging eye health challenges of children and their families.
Author Notes
Author’s address: Indra Prasad Sharma, Gyalyum Kesang Choeden Wangchuck National Eye Center, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu 11001, Bhutan, E-mail: ipsharma@jdwnrh.gov.bt.
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1.
UNICEF. Health. Available at: https://www.unicef.org/health. Accessed May 1, 2021.
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2.
Atowa UC , Wajuihian SO , Hansraj R , 2019. A review of pediatric vision screening protocols and guidelines. Int J Ophthalmol 12: 1194–1201.
-
3.
Gilbert C , Foster A , 2001. Childhood blindness in the context of VISION 2020—the right to sight. Bull World Health Organ 79: 227–232.
-
4.
WHO, 2019. World Report on Vision. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications-detail/world-report-on-vision. Accessed May 1, 2021.
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5.
World Health Organization, 2021. Preventing Blindness in Children: Report of a WHO/IAPB Scientific Meeting. Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/66663/WHO_PBL_00.77.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Accessed May 12, 2021.
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6.
Koay CL , Patel DK , Tajunisah I , Subrayan V , Lansingh VC , 2015. A comparative analysis of avoidable causes of childhood blindness in Malaysia with low income, middle income and high income countries. Int Ophthalmol 35: 201–207.
-
7.
Ramai D , Elliott R , Goldin S , Pulisetty T , 2015. A cross-sectional study of pediatric eye care perceptions in Ghana, Honduras, and India. J Epidemiol Glob Health 5: 133–142.
-
8.
Malik ANJ , Mafwiri M , Gilbert C , 2018. Integrating primary eye care into global child health policies. Arch Dis Child 103: 176–180.
-
9.
International Agency for Prevention of Blindness , 2021. 1.1 Billion People Live with Vision Loss. Available at: http://atlas.iapb.org/vision-trends/myopia/. Accessed May 12, 2021.
-
10.
Holden BA et al., 2016. Global prevalence of myopia and high myopia and temporal trends from 2000 through 2050. Ophthalmology 123: 1036–1042.
-
11.
Holden BA , Fricke TR , Wilson DA , Jong M , Naidoo KS , Sankaridurg P , Wong TY , Naduvilath TJ , Resnikoff S , 2016. Global prevalence of myopia and high myopia and temporal trends from 2000 through 2050. Ophthalmology 123: 1036–1042.
-
12.
Enthoven CA , Tideman JWL , Polling JR , Yang-Huang J , Raat H , Klaver CCW , 2020. The impact of computer use on myopia development in childhood: the Generation R study. Prev Med 132: 105988.
-
13.
Wong CW et al., 2021. Digital screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic: risk for a further myopia boom? Am J Ophthalmol 223: 333–337.
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| Abstract Views | 1600 | 702 | 134 |
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