title: The cause of blindness in children: a review of the literature.
abstract: A review of the epidemiological literature dealing with the distribution of affections causing blindness in children was performed. Twenty-one studies throughout the world during the past twenty years were found and analyzed. The emergence of genetic factors and the decline of infectious factors as causative agents is discussed with the emphasis on the need for prevention from a public health standpoint.
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D011634:Public Health