The Blindness Prevention strategy has won big battle. Since 19C8, babies sore eyes" (ophthalmia neonatorum), once the leading blinder of the very young, Las been practically wiped out in United States. The precaution is simple to drops of a prophylactic in every baby´s eyes right after birth. Since 1936, early discovery and treatment of venereal diseases has led to a 54% drop in blindness from this cause.
In the past fourteen years, eye-safety programs Lave cut blindness due to in juries by
But despite these victories, blindness is increasing. Improved techniques have helped more pre-
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