Refractive error in children in a rural population in India.

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Published in Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci on March 01, 2002

Authors

Rakhi Dandona1, Lalit Dandona, Marmamula Srinivas, Prashant Sahare, Saggam Narsaiah, Sergio R Muñoz, Gopal P Pokharel, Leon B Ellwein

Author Affiliations

1: International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.

Associated clinical trials:

Perfecting Refraction in India With Superior Service Models (PRISSM) | NCT03983278

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