Theme

Research questions

Deprived basic needs

•  What difficulties do people with poor eye health experience when accessing specific needs, such as the need to go to the latrine or restroom or be able to access safe drinking water, compared to those who do not have an eye problem or condition?

Changes due to deprived capacities

•  What detrimental changes (related to economic deprivation) occurred in households where there is a person with impaired vision or is blind?

•  Does the person with impaired vision or blindness need assistance from other family members?

•  If yes, does it contribute to a loss in family income?

•  In such circumstances, what are the detrimental financial and non-financial consequences of such households?

•  What is the socio-demographic profile of households with persons with an impaired vision or are blind?

•  Is extra expenditure due to the cost of eye health treatments for diabetic related changes or vision impairment due to cataract or refractive errors lead to increased debt and deepen poverty?

Social and economic prejudice

•  Does prejudice towards disabled persons due to blindness influence social exclusion and access to social interaction and financial or non-financial assistance?

•  What is the distribution of income and expenditures among the vision impaired and those with good vision within households?

•  Are vision impaired and blind persons deprived of economic resources compared to those who are not disabled?

•  Does the discrimination of blind people lead to deprivation of basic needs such as access to a balanced diet or quality health care?

Work related changes and costs

•  What changes are there for people with vision impairment in terms of work productivity, loss of employment or change in employment role?

•  Do these changes impact on household income and expenses?

•  What is the economic burden of vision impairment and blindness as a disability?