Screening for refractive error among primary school children in Bayelsa state, Nigeria
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Screening for refractive error among primary school children in Bayelsa state, Nigeria
INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Vision screening study in primary school children has not been done in Bayelsa State. This study aims to screen for refractive error among primary school children in Bayelsa State and use the data to plan for school Eye Health Program. METHODS A cross sectional study on screening for refractive error in school children was carried out in Yenagoa Local Government Are...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Medical Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.14.74.1345