Prevalence of visual impairment and refractive error in school-aged children in South Darfur State of Sudan
Background: Global estimates suggest there are almost 19 million visually impaired children worldwide, the major cause being uncorrected refractive error (RE). Aim: To assess the prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and RE among Sudanese school-aged children. Setting: Eight randomly selected prima...
Main Authors: | Saif H. Alrasheed, Kovin S. Naidoo, Peter C. Clarke-Farr |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2016-10-01
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Series: | African Vision and Eye Health |
Online Access: | https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/355 |
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