Clinical profile of amblyopia in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Southern India
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Sir, Amblyopia is one of the common risk factors for visual impairment in children and adults,[1‐5] the prevalence of which is usually underestimated in India, often because of lack of awareness in public and among health‐care professionals and inadequate attention to diagnosis and management.[2] There are very few clinical studies[5] in India, elucidating the clinical profile of patients with amblyopia as primary focus of attention.
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