Open AccessPrevalence of refractive error and visual impairment among school-age children of Hargesia, Somaliland, Somalia
Author(s) -
Zahra Abdi Ahmed,
Saif Hassan Alrasheed,
Waleed Alghamdi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/emhj.20.077
Subject(s) - refractive error , visual impairment , medicine , visual acuity , optometry , astigmatism , subjective refraction , ophthalmology , psychiatry , physics , optics
Childhood visual impairment is a global public health problem, especially in low and middle-income countries. Its most common causes are avoidable by early diagnosis and treatment.