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Severity of the Problem
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1.5 million blind children world wide
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Approximately 500,000 blind/ year – one every minute
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About half of them die within one or two years of becoming blind
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Children have more blind person years than adults
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Globally, about 70 million blind person years are caused by childhood blindness
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Approximately 1/3 rd of the total economic cost of blindness is thought to be due to childhood blindness
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About 1% children have refractive errors. Spectacles can improve the vision of 95% to normal limits.
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