The National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) in India set a target to eliminate avoidable blindness by reducing the prevalence of blindness to what level by 2020?
- A 0.3% ✓
- B 0.5%
- C 1.0%
- D 0.8%
Correct answer: A. 0.3%
Explanation
The NPCBVI (formerly NPCB) set a target of reducing the prevalence of blindness from approximately 0.7–0.8% to 0.3% by 2020. India's National Survey of Blindness (2015–2019) found the prevalence had fallen to 1.99% for visual impairment <6/18 and 0.36% for blindness (<3/60), close to the national target. Cataract remains the leading cause (66.2%), followed by uncorrected refractive error and glaucoma.
Reference: Khurana Comprehensive Ophthalmology, 7th ed.
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