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Introduction Avoidable blindness is a significant public health problem in India. Nationally representative RAAB surveys (Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness) are being conducted periodically in the country to know the current status of blindness in the country. The current study describes the findings from the RAAB survey conducted during 2015-19 in India. Methodology A cross-sectional, population-based survey was conducted across the entire country among persons aged 50 years and above using RAAB version 6 methodology. Presenting and pinhole visual acuity was recorded followed by lens examination using a torchlight. In order to estimate the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in overall population in India, district weights were assigned to each of the 31 surveyed districts and the prevalence was standardized using the RAAB software. Results The overall weighted, age-gender standardized, prevalence of blindness (presenting visual acuity Conclusion The results of the survey demonstrate that currently more than one fourth of persons aged 50 years and above are visually impaired (PVA
Author(s): Praveen Vashist 1,*, Suraj Singh Senjam 1, Vivek Gupta 1, Noopur Gupta 2, B. R. Shamanna 3, Meenakshi Wadhwani 4, Pallavi Shukla 5, Souvik Manna 1, Saumya Yadav 1, [...]