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Vietnam - Thai Nguyen Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2007

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General Info
Provider 
RAAB Repository
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Geography 
Viet Nam (VNM)
Thái Nguyên
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
06/2007 - 06/2007
Series or system 
Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
Summary 

The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) is a rapid survey methodology developed at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH). It is a population based survey of visual impairment and eye care services among people aged 50 years and over.

Keywords 
Vision loss, Glaucoma, Cataracts, Macular degeneration, Trachoma, Visual acuity
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 18, 2023