What is comprehensive school eye health?
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Education has the potential to change individuals’ lives and fuel social transformation. There is a strong link between children’s health, including their visual health, and the quality of their learning and achievement at school. This, in turn, affects children’s future quality of life and economic productivity. School eye health programmes provide a unique opportunity to deliver comprehensive eye health services to school-going children.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 30 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017