This article presents an overview of a model project for delivering comprehensive vision care and educational support services to children who are deaf-blind. It describes the characteristics of the 170 children served by the project—including the conditions that caused their deaf-blindness, other medical conditions, and visual conditions—and the intervention strategies that were recommended.
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