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COVID-19 E INDIVÍDUOS CEGOS E COM BAIXA VISÃO
Deficiência
Cegueira
Baixa visão
Emergência em saúde pública
Inclusão
Alternative title
Covid-19 and blind and visually impaired and low vision individualAuthor
Affilliation
Abstract in Portuguese
A deficiência visual, que abrange indivíduos cegos e com baixa visão, é uma das principais deficiências relatadas,
acometendo cerca de 2,2 milhões de pessoas no mundo, das quais mais de dois terços vivem em países de baixa ou
média renda. A pandemia de COVID-19, causada pelo SARS-CoV-2, apresenta-se como um cenário desafiador para essa
população vulnerável, com impactos adversos à saúde e adversidades diárias, que poderiam ser evitadas por meio de um
planejamento comunitário mais inclusivo. Esses indivíduos, em sua maioria, vão reconhecer o mundo por meio do tato,
utilizando as mãos para ler, locomover-se e identificar o mundo à sua volta. Soma-se a esse cenário o fato de que uma
parcela importante desses indivíduos possuem múltiplas deficiências, muitas vezes também associadas a comorbidades
pré-existentes, com destaque para diabetes mellitus, uma das principais causas de cegueira em adultos. O atual cenário
representa não só um desafio para indivíduos cegos e com baixa visão, mas uma oportunidade para o desenvolvimento
de estratégias inclusivas em saúde.
Abstract
Visual impairment, which includes the blind and those with low vision, is one of the main reported disabilities, affecting
approximately 2.2 million people worldwide, of whom more than two thirds live in low- or middle-income countries.
COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, presents itself as a challenging for this vulnerable population, with adverse
health impacts and daily adversities, which can be avoided through a more inclusive community planning. Most of these
disabled people will recognize the world through touch, using their hands to read, move around and identify the world.
In addition to this scenario, the fact that an important portion of those individuals has multiple deficiencies, often also Visual impairment, which includes the blind and those with low vision, is one of the main reported disabilities, affecting
approximately 2.2 million people worldwide, of whom more than two thirds live in low- or middle-income countries.
COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, presents itself as a challenging for this vulnerable population, with adverse
health impacts and daily adversities, which can be avoided through a more inclusive community planning. Most of these
disabled people will recognize the world through touch, using their hands to read, move around and identify the world.
In addition to this scenario, the fact that an important portion of those individuals has multiple deficiencies, often alsoVisual impairment, which includes the blind and those with low vision, is one of the main reported disabilities, affecting
approximately 2.2 million people worldwide, of whom more than two thirds live in low- or middle-income countries.
COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, presents itself as a challenging for this vulnerable population, with adverse
health impacts and daily adversities, which can be avoided through a more inclusive community planning. Most of these
disabled people will recognize the world through touch, using their hands to read, move around and identify the world.
In addition to this scenario, the fact that an important portion of those individuals has multiple deficiencies, often also associated with pre-existing comorbidities, with emphasis on diabetes mellitus, one of the main causes of blindness in
adults. The current pandemic represents not only a challenge to seek blind and low vision people, but an opportunity for
the development of inclusive health strategies.
Keywords in Portuguese
COVID-19Deficiência
Cegueira
Baixa visão
Emergência em saúde pública
Inclusão
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