Refractive error in children in an urban population in New Delhi.

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Authors

G. V. S. Murthy · All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Sanjeev Gupta · All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Leon B. Ellwein · National Institutes of Health

Sergio Muñoz · Universidad de La Frontera

Gopal P. Pokharel

Lalit Sanga · All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Damodar Bachani · Government of India

Abstract

Reduced vision because of uncorrected refractive error is a major public health problem in urban school-aged children in India. Cost-effective strategies are needed to eliminate this easily treated cause of vision impairment.

Topics & Keywords

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Retinal Imaging and Analysis Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 43, Issue 3, pp. 623-31

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