Here are some resources that may be helpful:[all links open in a new window]

• The VISION 2020: The Right to Sight website gives an overview of the causes of visual impairment in children.
• Teaching?material from the International Centre for Eye Health on the Prevention of Childhood Blindness provides an overview of visual impairment in many parts of the non-industrial world.
• International Council for the Education of People with Vision Impairment (ICEVI) has a wealth of information about international visual impairment issues across the life span.? For information specifically about children, click on 'publications' and then on the various issues of The Educator, a newsletter that focuses on youngsters in the school years.
• World Health Organization (WHO)'s website has an extensive collection of information about childhood visual impairment.?Some of the items address global issues, while others focus on specific regions, countries or conditions.