Causes of Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment and Blindness Among Children in Integrated Schools for the Blind and Visiting a Tertiary Eye Hospital in Nepal: The Nepal Pediatric Visual Impairment (NPVI) Study [Letter]

Abstract

Mahendra Singh,1 Ashish Chander,2 Suraj Kumar Chaurasiya,1 Radhika3 1Department of Optometry and Vision Science, CL Gupta Eye Institute, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, 244001, India; 2Department of Ophthalmology. Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, 244001, India; 3Department of Optometry and Vision Science, Uttaranchal (PG) College of Biosciences and Hospitals, Dehradun, Uttrakhand, 248002, IndiaCorrespondence: Mahendra Singh, C L Gupta Eye Institute, Ram Ganga Vihar Phase II (Extn.), Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, 244001, India, Tel [phone], Email [email protected]

Keywords

• childhood blindness
• nepal
• visual impairment
• pediatric