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. 2013 Apr;38(2):83-5.
doi: 10.4103/0970-0218.112436.

Is myopia a public health problem in India?

Rohit Saxena  1 , Praveen Vashist, Vimla Menon
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Is myopia a public health problem in India?

Rohit Saxena et al. Indian J Community Med. 2013 Apr.

Abstract

Myopia, a form of refractive error is a leading cause of visual disability throughout the world. In India uncorrected refractive errors are the most common cause of visual impairment and second major cause of avoidable blindness. Due to this the public health and economic impact of myopia is enormous. Although school vision screening programme is very successful in many states, still a significant number of school going children remain unidentified and the unmet need for correcting refractive errors in children appears to be significant.

Keywords: Avoidable blindness; myopia; refractive error; school screening.

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