5164.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | ||||
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| The impact of the vision problems of adults can be great, especially in developing countries. The presenters in this session will introduce technology to aid in the screening of adults for vision problems, two approaches to meeting the needs of communities in developing countries and the impact of childhood cataract surgery has had on visual functioning | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | ||||
| Satya B. Verma | ||||
| A new portable autorefractor for vision screening and its reproducibility in adults John A. Shoemaker | ||||
| A new paradigm for primary eye care in developing countries Ian B. Berger, Scott Pike, OD, Barbara Kazdan, OD | ||||
| A simple and cost effective plan for enhancing vision care in developing countries Erik M Weissberg, OD, Bruce Moore, OD, Melissa Rice, OD, Melissa Suckow, BS | ||||
| Post-operative follow-up to assess visual outcomes in children who receive cataract surgery: Findings and goals of the Childhood Blindness Initiative Alka Dev, MHS, Linda Chen, MPH, MPA, Louis D. Pizzarello, MD, MPH | ||||
| New approach to community vision screening and prevention of amblyopia in young children David Granet, MD, Stuart Brown, MD, Barbara Brody, MPH, Jack Campana, MEd | ||||
| Sponsor: | Vision Care Section | |||
| Cosponsors: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development | |||