Visual symptoms associated with refractive errors among Thangka artists of Kathmandu valley
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Visual symptoms associated with refractive errors among Thangka artists of Kathmandu valley
BACKGROUND Prolong near work, especially among people with uncorrected refractive error is considered a potential source of visual symptoms. The present study aims to determine the visual symptoms and the association of those with refractive errors among Thangka artists. METHODS In a descriptive cross-sectional study, 242 (46.1%) participants of 525 thangka artists examined, with age ranged b...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: 10.1186/s12886-017-0659-0