Saima Asghar, Qamar Farooq, Muhammad Faisal, Fuad Ahmad Khan Niazi.
Causes of Blindness in the Schools for the Blind.
Al-Shifa J Ophthalmol Jan ;15(2):16-28.

It was a cross sectional study conducted in two schools of Rawalpindi. A total of 254 students of two blind schools were screened for their visual status. Refraction was done and the advice for change of glasses, change of filter and a better suiting low vision aids (LVAS) was given to the students. Mild visual impairment was present in less than 1% cases, moderate visual impairment in (35.8%) and severe visual impairment was seen in (42.1%). Major causes of blindness and visual impairment are also reported.

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