Open AccessPrevalence of visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive error: Results from Delhi-Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment Study
Author(s) -
Suraj Singh Senjam,
Praveen Vashist,
Sumit Malhotra,
Vasundhara Misra,
Amit Bhardwaj,
Vivek Gupta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.185614
Subject(s) - medicine , visual impairment , refractive error , confidence interval , odds ratio , visual acuity , snellen chart , population , optometry , new delhi , demography , ophthalmology , environmental health , pathology , metropolitan area , psychiatry , sociology
To estimate the prevalence of visual impairment (VI) due to uncorrected refractive error (URE) and to assess the barriers to utilization of services in the adult urban population of Delhi.