专家 Calls for Better Integration of Vision Screening in Early Childhood Care

The World Health Organization estimates that 19 million children are visually impaired globally, with approximately 300,000 blind children in India alone.

A clinician highlighted a case where a five-year-old girl with bilateral cataracts and nystagmus went undetected despite seven documented health visits between infancy and age five.

Experts noted that gaps between general pediatric screening schedules and lack of integrated vision checks often lead to permanent, preventable developmental vision loss.