NATIONAL HEALTH & MORBIDITY SURVEY: MALAYSIA RAPID ASSESSMENT OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS (RAAB) 2014
2014 - 2015
NMRR-14-924-21826
Hospital Selayang
mohamadazizsalowi@gmail.com
Siti Nurhuda Sharudin
nurhuda.sharudin@gmail.com

In line with the country’s commitment to the Global Action Plan, the National Eye Survey II (NES II) was conducted from October to November 2014. The survey involved six simultaneous population surveys using the Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB6) methodology with planning, sampling of the enumeration block (EB), training fieldwork, data entry, and analysis of results done separately for each of the six zones. NES II aimed to estimate the prevalence of blindness and prevalence of low vision in each six zones and their principal causes. It also aimed to determine the prevalence of cataract and various levels of vision, cataract surgical coverage (CSC), barriers to cataract surgical services and visual outcome following cataract surgery. Cross-Sectional Population Survey using RAAB7 methodology Objectives 1. To determine the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment and their main causes. 2.To determine the cataract surgical coverage (CSC), effective surgical coverage (eCSC) and quality gap (QG). 3.To measure the outcome of cataract surgery.

National Institute of Health
Ministry of Health
Institute for Clinical Research
Clinical Research Centre
National Eye Survey
Cataract Blindness
visual impairment
RAAB
EYE DISEASES [C11]
LENS DISEASES [C11.510]
CATARACT [C11.510.245]
VISION DISORDERS [C11.966]
BLINDNESS [C11.966.075]
SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE [E04]
OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES [E04.540]
REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES [E04.540.825]
CATARACT EXTRACTION [E04.540.825.249]
HEALTH CARE QUALITY, ACCESS, AND EVALUATION [N05]
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE [N05.715]
HEALTH CARE EVALUATION MECHANISMS [N05.715.360]
DATA COLLECTION [N05.715.360.300]
SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES [N05.715.360.300.800]
HEALTH SURVEYS [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
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