title: Post measles blindness.
abstract: Post Measles Blindness occurs in developing countries in 1% of all children with measles and is caused by the interaction of the three factors: measles, malnutrition and treatment. Prevention is to be achieved by an attack on each of these factors; immunisation against measles, improvement of the nutritional status and the application of eye ointment to children with measles are all needed in order to eradicate Post Measles Blindness.
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology; D008457:Measles / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D008458:Measles Vaccine