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Visual impairment attributable to uncorrected refractive error and other causes in the Ghanaian youth: The University of Cape Coast Survey

PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of visual impairment attributable to refractive error and other causes in a youthful Ghanaian population. METHODS: A prospective survey of all consecutive visits by first-year tertiary students to the Optometry clinic between August, 2013 and April, 2014. Of the...

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Autores principales:	Abokyi, Samuel, Ilechie, Alex, Nsiah, Peter, Darko-Takyi, Charles, Abu, Emmanuel Kwasi, Osei-Akoto, Yaw Jnr, Youfegan-Baanam, Mathurin
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Elsevier 2016
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4705321/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26025809 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2015.04.002

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