Open AccessAcademic implications of uncorrected refractive error: A study of Sokoto metropolitan schoolchildren
Author(s) -
Lawal Kayode Olatunji,
Latifatu Bolanle Abdulsalam,
Abdulrahman Lukman,
Abdullahi Abduljaleel,
Ibrahim Yusuf
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_89_19
Subject(s) - refractive error , optometry , demography , psychology , medicine , ophthalmology , visual acuity , sociology
The Sustainable Development Goal 4 ensures that all children have an inclusive and equitable quality education. However, uncorrected refractive errors (UREs) have been a major cause of limitations with regard to quality education as vision plays a vital role in child learning and development. Thus, any problem affecting the child's vision could adversely affect the quality of the child's education.