The prevalence of refractive errors in 5–15 year-old population of two underserved rural areas of Iran
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of hyperopia and myopia and their associations with age and gender in 5- to 15-year-old children in underserved rural areas in Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, sampling was done using a multistage cluster sampling method from two underprivileged rura...
Main Authors: | Hassan Hashemi, Abbasali Yekta, Payam Nabovati, Fahimeh Khoshhal, Abbas Riazi, Mehdi Khabazkhoob |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Current Ophthalmology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452232517300495 |
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