Vision screening in children: Is 7-9 years of age a threshold for visual impairment?

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ERTEKİN Y. H., TEKİN M., Uludag A., ARIKAN S., ŞAHİN E. M.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.32, no.5, pp.1194-1198, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 32 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2016
• Doi Number: 10.12669/pjms.325.10367
• Journal Name: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.1194-1198
• Keywords: Eyeglasses, Strabismus, Vision disorders, Vision screening, Visual acuity, REFRACTIVE ERROR, SWEDISH CHILDREN, STRABISMUS, PREVALENCE, DISORDERS, AMBLYOPIA, DISTRICT, ACUITY
• Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of decreased visual acuity, strabismus, and spectacle wear in children aged 5 to 13 years.