Open AccessVisual acuity and refractive status of Omani students with refractive error in grades 1, 4 and 7: A retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Saleh Al Harby,
Tariq Alasbali,
Rajiv Khandekar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
oman journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0974-7842
pISSN - 0974-620X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-620x.176097
Subject(s) - astigmatism , medicine , refractive error , optometry , eye care , visual acuity , cohort , retrospective cohort study , eye examination , ophthalmology , surgery , optics , physics
The visual and refractive status were assessed for grade 7 students in seven governorates in Oman. The health records were reviewed to assess the rationale for their previous school-based vision screening.