World Health Organization : Report on a European Syposium Convened by the Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization, Prevention of Blindness, No. 79.1: World Health Organization Programme Advisory Group on the Prevention of Blindness

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Title:	World Health Organization : Report on a European Syposium Convened by the Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization, Prevention of Blindness, No. 79.1: World Health Organization Programme Advisory Group on the Prevention of Blindness
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
The Group welcomed the readiness of the World Health Assembly to give priority Status to the prevention of blindness through its resolutions on thc subject, and the consequent action takcn by the Organization in establishing a programe at the global interregional level and at the regLonal level. Tile Group reviewed the progress which has been made since the Advisory Meeting held in February 1978. The activities in the period under review included:

Table of Contents
I n t r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 . R e c o r n e n d a t i o n s f o r f u r t h e r a c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. Functions of the Prograuune Advisory Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4. Technical aspects requiring special attention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.1 Methods for surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.2 Trachoma . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 4 4.3 Onchocerciasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.4 Xerophthalrnia including keratomalacia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4.5 Cataract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4.6 Health services research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5. Data on blindness, February 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5.1 Definition of blindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5.2 Typesofblindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5.3 Review of present estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5.4 Compilation of a v a i l a b l e d a t a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5.5 Collection' of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Annex I. Terms of reference, P r o g r m e Advisory Group on the Prevention of Blindne$s. 10 Annex I L . Available data on blindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Annex 111. List of participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19