Refractive error and visual impairment in primary school children in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria

NE Ezinne, KP Mashige - African Vision and Eye Health, 2018 - journals.co.za
Background: Vision problems have been shown to adversely affect a child's achievement in
school. Aim: To determine the prevalence of refractive error and visual impairment in primary …

Attitude and beliefs of Nigerian undergraduates to spectacle wear

JA Ebeigbe, F Kio, LI Okafor - Ghana medical journal, 2013 - ajol.info
Background: Uncorrected refractive error is a common cause of preventable visual
impairment. Glasses are the cheapest and commonest form of correction of refractive errors …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of vision problems on children's daily activities: Insights from a focus group discussion

TSS Magakwe, R Hansraj, ZN Xulu-Kasaba - F1000Research, 2024 - f1000research.com
Background/Purpose There are approximately 18.94 million visually impaired children
worldwide, with 90% of them living in low-middle income countries. Research shows that …

Knowledge, attitude and the associated factors regarding spectacle use among adults living in Debre Birhan Town, North Shewa, Ethiopia, 2023: a community-based …

MM Bekele, NF Adimassu, TC Zeleke, AF Shumye… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and the associated factors
regarding spectacle use among adults living in Debre Birhan Town, North Shewa, Ethiopia …

[PDF][PDF] Development of a Children's Visual Function Quality of Life (CVF-QoL) Instrument for Rural School-Going Children with Visual Impairments Within a South …

TSS Magakwe, R Hansraj, ZN Xulu-Kasaba - Diagnostics, 2025 - researchgate.net
Background: Assessing visual function and quality of life in children with visual impairments
is crucial for understanding its impact and evaluating interventions. While tools exist for …

[PDF][PDF] Attitudes and beliefs of undergraduate students to spectacle wear in Ghana

E Kobia-Acquah, E Essien, R Ablordeppey, R Donkor… - AOVS, 2018 - researchgate.net
Background: There are many psychosocial perceptions attributed to the wearing of
spectacles among young adults. It is however unclear what these factors are in Ghana. The …

Spectacle utilisation rate and reasons for non-compliance with wearing of spectacles amongst primary school children in Onitsha, Anambra state, Nigeria

AA Ilechie, NE Ezinne, KP Mashige… - African Vision and Eye …, 2020 - journals.co.za
Background: Uncorrected refractive errors (REs) are becoming very common in children in
developing countries, yet the use of spectacles and compliance to wear are not well …

[PDF][PDF] Parents' awareness and perception of children's eye diseases in Arar City

MU Parrey - Ann Clin Anal Med, 2019 - researchgate.net
Aim: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the parents' awareness and perception of children's
eye diseases (CED) in Arar city of Northern Saudi Arabia. Material and Method: This …

Protocol for scoping review: Instruments for assessing vision-specific health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with visual impairment.

TSS Magakwe, R Hansraj, SJ Nkambule… - …, 2024 - f1000research.com
Childhood visual impairment (VI) is less common than in adults, but research has
demonstrated that it can have significant long-term negative impacts on the health-related …

[PDF][PDF] Perception of refractive errors and impact of corrective treatments on adult patients seen at a tertiary health institution in South-South Nigeria

BA Etim, NH Oraegbunam, AA Ibanga… - J Adv Med Medical …, 2018 - academia.edu
Aim: To assess the perception of refractive errors and impact of corrective treatments on
adults with refractive errors (RE) attending the Eye Clinic of University of Calabar Teaching …