Visual problems: a review of prevalence studies on visual impairment in school-age children
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Uchenna C. Atowa. Discipline of Optometry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa. atowauc@gmail.com

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    Childhood visual impairment (VI) have a significant impact on the educational achievement, career choices and social life of affected individual, and in children, is mainly due to either preventable or treatable causes. Reliable data on the prevalence and causes of VI in children will guide the development of a systematic vision screening program for its early detection and successful treatment of possible causes. The purpose of this literature review is to summarize the available data on prevalence and causes of VI in school-age children from various regions globally. A discussion on the major findings highlighting the definition criteria, classifications and limitations for further studies is also presented.

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Atowa UC, Hansraj R, Wajuihian SO. Visual problems:a review of prevalence studies on visual impairment in school-age children. Int J Ophthalmol 2019;12(6):1037-1043

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  • Received:July 03,2018
  • Revised:January 17,2019
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  • Online: May 06,2019
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