Prevalence of Myopia and its Risk Factors in Rural Schoolchildren

Introduction: Myopia, also known as short sightedness, is a type of refractive error in which parallel rays coming from infinity are focused in front of the retina when accommodation is at rest. It is a condition in which close objects are seen clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred. It is...

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Main Authors: Praveena Kher Professor, Pavitra K Patel Postgraduate Student
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Recent Surgical and Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5005/jp-journals-10053-0034