{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "blindness",
  "name": "Blindness",
  "category": "chronic",
  "sources": "Central Retinal Artery Occlusion - StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470354/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class FD72 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 298,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Recognition & Referral)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "Loss of vision in one or both eyes from any cause (cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and trachoma sequelae are all still relevant causes in Egypt). This is an outcome/finding, not a treatable diagnosis in itself; the GP's job is recognising it, judging urgency, and referring to ophthalmology.",
      "adult_duration": "Refer",
      "dose_source": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
      "rationale": "Loss of vision in one or both eyes from any cause (cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and trachoma sequelae are all still relevant causes in Egypt). This is an outcome/finding, not a treatable diagnosis in itself; the GP's job is recognising it, judging urgency, and referring to ophthalmology.",
      "cautions": [
        "No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.",
        "RED FLAG - Sudden-onset blindness is an emergency (retinal artery occlusion, stroke, temporal or giant cell arteritis), as is blindness with a painful red eye (acute angle-closure glaucoma)."
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "blindness"
    }
  ]
}