Visual impairment and blindness among children from schools for the blind in Maharashtra state, India: Changing trends over the last decade.

Purpose: To determine the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in schools for the blind in Maharashtra, India.

Methods: Children aged <16 years, enrolled in the schools for the blind in Maharashtra state, India were examined between October 2018 and December 2019. The anatomical sites and etiology for blindness were recorded using the World Health Organization's standard reporting form.