Quality of Life for Primary School Students with Visual Impairment

Abstract

Childhood visual impairment has been a priority area for Vision 2020: the right to sight initiative of the World Health Organization. Childhood visual impairment is important not only because these children have a lifetime of visual impairment ahead but also because it has profound psychological, educational, and economic effects on the individual and the community. Furthermore, many of the causes of visual impairment in children are either preventable or treatable (Gyawali et al., 2017). Based on the causes of visual impairment are important for proper allocation of resources to appropriate preventive and curative services. Some of the causes may require primary-level public health interventions such as immunization and nutrition for corneal scarring, whereas others will need tertiary-level interventions such as surgery and low-vision services for conditions such as cataracts, retinopathy of prematurity, and glaucoma (Gyawali & Moodley., 2017). Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess quality of life for primary school students with visual impairment, through: