Visual impairment and refractive error in school children in Bhutan: The findings from the Bhutan School Sight Survey (BSSS 2019).

Indra Prasad SharmaNor Tshering LepchaTshering LhamoLeon B EllweinGopal Prasad PokharelTaraprasad DasYuddha Dhoj SapkotaTandin DorjiSonam Peldon

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Reduced vision because of uncorrected refractive error is a public health problem among school-age children in Bhutan. Effective school eye health strategies are needed to eliminate this easily treatable cause of visual impairment.

Keyphrases

public health
mental health
physical activity
healthcare
young adults
cataract surgery
high school
cross sectional
health promotion
climate change