The KwaZulu-Natal Child Eye Care Programme: Delivering refractive error services to primary school learners

Globally, over 300 million people are estimated to be visually impaired. Uncorrected refractive error is the primary cause of almost half of all visual impairment, resulting in the global economy losing $269 billion in productivity annually. There is a definitive level of urgency in the treatment of...

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Main Authors: Y. I. Mahraj, K. S. Naidoo, R. Dabideen, P. Ramson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2011-12-01
Series:African Vision and Eye Health
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Online Access:https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/100