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. 2002;15(43):37-8.

Case finding for refractive errors: assessment of refractive error and visual impairment in children

Leon B Ellwein  1
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Case finding for refractive errors: assessment of refractive error and visual impairment in children

Leon B Ellwein. Community Eye Health. 2002.
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Better vision with spectacles for this child in Uganda Photo: Murray McGavin
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Recording visual acuity in Zanzibar Photo: Murray McGavin
Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Percentage prevalence of visual acuity < 6/18 in the better eye. UCVA: uncorrected visual acuity. PVA: presenting visual acuity. BCVA: best corrected visual acuity.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Percentage prevalence of visual impairment < 6/18 in the better eye. Corrected: already corrected visual impairment. Correctable: uncorrected, but correctable visual impairment. Uncorrectable: uncorrectable visual impairment.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Percentage prevalence of myopia: −1.00 spherical equivalent dioptres in either eye (worse eye) and better eye as measured with cycloplegic autorefraction.
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