Vision Impairment among Children in South India: Results from a Large-Scale School Eye Screening.
Subhiksha RangavittalSruthi Sree KrishnamurthyAmbika ChandrasekarAnuradha NarayananPublished in: Ophthalmic epidemiology (2022)
This large-scale school eye screening reports a comparatively lower prevalence of vision impairment, blindness, and low vision when compared to other studies conducted around the world. Although the overall prevalence is relatively low, the causes are mostly refractive. Urban, female, private school-going children aged 11-17 are at higher risk.