Global and regional estimates of prevalence of refractive errors: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Purpose: The aim of the study was a systematic review of refractive errors across the world according to the WHO regions. Methods: To extract articles on the prevalence of refractive errors for this meta-analysis, international databases were searched from 1990 to 2016. The results of the retrieved...

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Main Authors: Hassan Hashemi, Akbar Fotouhi, Abbasali Yekta, Reza Pakzad, Hadi Ostadimoghaddam, Mehdi Khabazkhoob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Current Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452232517300227