Open AccessSpectrum of visual impairment among urban female school students of Surat
Author(s) -
Mausumi Basu,
Palash Das,
Ranabir Pal,
Sumit Kar,
Vikas K Desai,
Abhay Kavishwar
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.4103/0301-4738.86317
Subject(s) - medicine , visual impairment , optometry , spectrum (functional analysis) , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics
Eye morbidities with or without symptoms delineate a significant morbidity among adolescent schoolgirls in India. The study was undertaken to assess the extent of visual impairment and ocular morbidity to identify influencing factors and the impact on scholastic performance.