Systematic review and meta-analysis of myopia prevalence in African school children.
Godwin Ovenseri-OgbomoUchechukwu Levi OsuagwuBernadine N EkpenyongKingsley AghoEdgar EkureAntor Odu NdepStephen OcanseyKhathutshelo Percy MashigeKovin Shunmugan NaidooKelechi C OgbuehiPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Our results showed that myopia affects about one in twenty African schoolchildren, and it is overestimated in non-cycloplegic refraction. Clinical interventions to reduce the prevalence of myopia in the region should target females, and school children who are aged 12-18 years.
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