Open AccessA population-based study on the prevalence and causes of childhood blindness and visual impairment in North India
Author(s) -
Meenakshi Wadhwani,
Praveen Vashist,
Suraj Singh Senjam,
Vivek Gupta,
Rohit Saxena,
Radhika Tandon
Publication year - 2021
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/ijo.ijo_2408_20
Subject(s) - visual acuity , visual impairment , medicine , refractive error , population , snellen chart , eye examination , childhood blindness , optometry , pediatrics , ophthalmology , pregnancy , genetics , environmental health , psychiatry , biology , retinopathy of prematurity , gestational age
This was a population-based study to determine the prevalence and causes of visual impairment in children less than 16 years in Urban North India.