Open AccessVisual impairment and ocular morbidities among schoolchildren in Southwest, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Adegboyega Sunday Alabi,
Olufisayo Temitayo Aribaba,
Adewumi Alabi,
Olubanke Theodora Ilo,
Adeola O Onakoya,
F B Akinsola
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_85_18
Subject(s) - medicine , visual impairment , refractive error , ogun state , benin city , corneal opacity , cross sectional study , population , ophthalmology , posterior segment of eyeball , pediatrics , optometry , visual acuity , cornea , local government , pathology , teaching hospital , general surgery , environmental health , psychiatry , public administration , political science
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of visual impairment and ocular morbidities among primary and secondary schoolchildren aged 5 years to <l6 years in Ifo, Ifo Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria.