The prevalence of uncorrected refractive errors in underserved rural areas

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of uncorrected refractive errors, need for spectacles, and the determinants of unmet need in underserved rural areas of Iran. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, multistage cluster sampling was done in 2 underserved rural areas of Iran. Then, all subjects underw...

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Main Authors: Hassan Hashemi, Hedayat Abbastabar, Abbasali Yekta, Samira Heydarian, Mehdi Khabazkhoob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Current Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452232516302177