Status of eye health among tribal school children in South India

Conclusion: The prevalence of vision impairment and refractive errors in this tribal area was less. Ocular conditions were more prevalent than refractive errors in this tribal region with the majority of children needing specialty or surgical eye care services. This implies the need for access to secondary or tertiary eye care centers.

Source: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - February 17, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Anuradha Narayanan Sruthi Sree Krishnamurthy Karthika Pandurangan Bhavatharini Ramakrishnan Hemamalini Ramajayam R Krishna Kumar Source Type: research