Survey of low vision among students attending schools for the blind in Nigeria: A descriptive and interventional study | Zendy

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Survey of low vision among students attending schools for the blind in Nigeria: A descriptive and interventional study

Author(s) -

AdedamolaL Mosuro,

A.I. Ajaiyeoba,

CharlesO Bekibele,

MichaelS Eniola,

BO Adedokun

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

middle east african journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 0975-1599

pISSN - 0974-9233

DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.102744

Subject(s) - medicine , optometry , descriptive statistics , medical education , family medicine , medical physics , statistics , mathematics

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of low vision among students attending all the schools for the blind in Oyo State, Nigeria. The study set out to determine the proportion of students with low vision/severe visual impairment after best correction, to determine the causes of the low vision, to document the associated pathologies, to determine the types of treatment and visual aid devices required, and to provide the visual aids needed to the students in the schools.

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