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Spectacle compliance among schoolchildren in Malawi, Nigeria and Pakistan

Spectacle compliance among schoolchildren in Malawi, Nigeria and Pakistan report cover
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There are 19 million children with vision impairment globally, 12 million of which is due to uncorrected refractive error. Although some school-based vision screening programs include spectacle provision, poor ‘compliance’ in wearing spectacles can reduce the effectiveness of this intervention. This longitudinal, observational study sought to determine the prevalence of uncorrected refractive and spectacle compliance among children and identify the barriers to compliance.