title: Causes of blindness and restoration of sight for the students in the School for the Blind, Khon Kaen.
abstract: One hundred and twenty-seven students from the School for the Blind, Khon Kaen, were seen between August 1984 and December 1987. There were 92 males (72.4%) and 35 females (27.6%). The age ranged from 3 to 19 years with the predominant age group being 6-15 years. The majority of the students (95.3%) resided in the Northeast. Only 26 students (20.5%) had positive family histories. Blindness caused by lesions affecting the whole eye was the leading cause of blindness (36.2%). About half of the cases of blindness were preventable and treatable. Most of them (58.3%) were second grade blind. Of all the students seen, 26 students (20.5%) were subjected to treatment for restoration of sight. Only 19 students had complete follow-up post-operative vision. The average visual improvement after treatment was forty-two per cent. The category of blindness was changed to the better side. Blindness was decreased. Visual impairment increased 36.8 per cent after treatment.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prabriputaloong
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yospaiboon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kittiponghansa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viwathanatepa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sangveejit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D013785:Thailand