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Ocular morbidity profiles of out-of-school children in a North Indian urban slum.

Shibal BhartiyaMeenakshi WadhwaniParul IchhpujaniUday Pratap Singh Parmar
Published in: Indian journal of ophthalmology (2024)
The prevalence of refractive errors in "out-of-school" children of urban slum was much less than the national average. Almost one in three children suffered from eye allergies, while 8% children had Bitot's spots. The data about the prevalence of ocular comorbidities in underserved areas like urban slums can be used to update and strategize eye health-care delivery models for out-of-school children.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • young adults
  • risk factors
  • quality improvement
  • big data
  • deep learning