The prevalence and causes of visual impairment among children in Kenya – the Kenya eye study
Abstract Background Visual impairment is the partial or complete loss of vision in which the presenting visual acuity lie between 6/18-no perceptions of light. In Kenya, little attention has been directed towards children vision and causes of visual impairment. Therefore, this study was designed to...
Main Authors: | Shadrack Muma, Stephen Obonyo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | BMC Ophthalmology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-020-01665-w |
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