Prevalence of refractive errors among school-going children in a multistate study in India

Conclusions
Refractive error, especially myopia, is common in India. Differences in prevalence between states appear to be driven by literacy rates, suggesting that the burden of myopia may rise as literacy increases.

Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - December 18, 2023 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Joseph, E., CK, M., Kumar, R., Sebastian, M., Suttle, C. M., Congdon, N., Sethu, S., Murthy, G. V., REACH Research Group, Agiwal, Bhaskaran, Borah, Cherwek, Congdon, Dole, Jain, Joseph, Krishnamurthy, Kuyyadiyil, Murthy, Narayanan, Narwadkar, Pant, Parapp Tags: Open access Paediatric ophthalmology Source Type: research