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  2. National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) was launched in the year 1976 as a 100% Centrally Sponsored scheme with the goal to reduce the prevalence of blindness from 1.4% to 0.3%.

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    National Programme for Control of Blindness was launched in the year 1976 with the goal to reduce the prevalence of blindness from 1.4% to 0.3%. As per Survey in 2001-02, prevalence of blindness is estimated to be 1.1%. Rapid Survey on Avoidable Blindness conducted under NPCB during 2006-07 showed reduction in the prevalence of blindness from 1.1% ...

    Cataract (66.2 %)
    Corneal opacity (7.4%)
    Cataract surgical complications (7.2%)
    Posterior segment disorders excluding DR and ARMD (5.9%) and

    Under the National Health Policy (NHP), the target is to reduce the prevalence of blindness to 0.25% by 2025.

    1. Primary eye care services 1. u0002Preventive and promotive eye care services: under comprehensive primary health care Health and Wellness Centres (HWC) are providing preventive and promotive eye care services. 2. IEC activities for promotion and preventive eye care and eye donation. 2. Secondary eye care services 1. u0002 Cataract surgeries: Red...

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  4. Oct 11, 2017 · The document summarizes the National Programme for Control of Blindness in India. It discusses the objectives of reducing blindness prevalence to 0.3% by 2020 through initiatives like free cataract surgeries, school eye screening, and collection of donated eyes.

  5. Jan 31, 2011 · Till few years ago, National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB) was a cataract centred programme. However, currently it is funding for management of Diabetic Retinopathy {DR}, Glaucoma, Ocular Trauma, Childhood Blindness, Keratoplasty, Squint, Low Vision, Retinopathy of Prematurity {ROP} in addition to ongoing schemes through successful ...

    • Ramesh Verma, Pardeep Khanna, Shankar Prinja, Meena Rajput, Varun Arora
    • 2011
  6. Apr 5, 2022 · It was renamed as National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCB&VI) and is implemented all over the country uniformly, with a goal of reducing the prevalence of avoidable blindness to 0.25% by the year 2025.

  7. Dec 8, 2023 · The National Program for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment, launched in 1976, is a centrally sponsored scheme to reduce the prevalence of blindness. Under the national health policy, the target is to reduce the prevalence of blindness to 0.25 percent by 2025.