Priorities in school eye health in low and middle-income countries a scoping review

AA Harvey, P Morjaria, B Tousignant - Eye, 2024 - nature.com
School eye health (SEH) has been on the global agenda for many years, and there is
mounting evidence available to support that school-based visual screenings are one of the …

Considerations in building a school-based vision program

CM Ambrosino, J Callan, TMS Wiggins… - The Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The burden of childhood visual impairment and disparities in access to pediatric vision care
remain pressing issues in the United States. School-based vision programs (SBVPs) serve …

Compliance with spectacle wear among learners with hearing impairment in Ghana

MA Kwarteng, KP Mashige, S Kyei… - African Journal of …, 2024 - journals.co.za
Background Hearing-impaired learners with refractive problems require correction because
poor vision hinders their development and educational pursuits. Objectives To determine the …

About the importance of vision screening by teachers in schools: A study from Tanzania

GB Wilhelmsen, M Felder - Improving schools, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Intact visual functions are necessary for children to reach their academic potential. In the
absence of vision screening, children may have unnoticed vision disturbances and …

Utilisation of eye health services and compliance with spectacles wear among community school adolescents: a mixed-methods study from Bagmati province of Nepal

B Khatri, R Shrestha, R Suwal, M Kayastha… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study aims to determine the factors influencing eye care service utilisation
and compliance with spectacles wear among school students. Design Mixed-methods study …

Visual impairments amongst preschool and school attendees: A scoping review of vision school screening in Nigeria and Kenya

I Langeggen, K Ofochebe - African Vision and Eye Health, 2022 - journals.co.za
Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasises the
importance of quality education and good health. Vision problems affect the academic …

[PDF][PDF] VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN NIGERIAN CHILDREN AND ITS IMPLICATION ON LEARNING

UA Eze, IA Akang - … IN HONOUR OF PROF. EMEKA D …, 2023 - journals.ezenwaohaetorc.org
According to the United Nations convention (2013), on the rights of the child, a child is any
person under 18 years. They are a vulnerable group in anypopulation and deserve all the …

[PDF][PDF] Spectacle Use in Children: An Adult Perspective

EN Ekweremadu - Current Trends in Women's Health & … - katalystpublishers.com
Aim: To determine the dominant opinion of adult subjects attending eye clinics in southeast
Nigeria on use of spectacle correction in children with refractive error. Methodology …