Open AccessPrevalence and pattern of amblyopia among primary school pupils in Kosofe town, Lagos state, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Segun Joseph Ikuomenisan,
Kareem Olatunbosun Musa,
Olufisayo Tade Aribaba,
Adeola O Onakoya
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/1117-1936.196261
Subject(s) - medicine , optometry , confidence interval , cross sectional study , visual acuity , refractive error , pediatrics , demography , ophthalmology , pathology , sociology
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of amblyopia in primary school pupils in Kosofe town of Lagos State with a view to providing baseline data that may facilitate the establishment of routine school eye screening programs in primary schools in Lagos State.