Effect of providing near glasses on productivity among rural Indian tea workers with presbyopia (PROSPER): a randomised trial

• Main Authors: Priya Adhisesha Reddy, MBA (Author), Nathan Congdon, ProfMD (Author), Graeme MacKenzie, DPhil (Author), Parikshit Gogate, FRCS (Edin) (Author), Qing Wen, PhD (Author), Catherine Jan, BOptom (Hon) (Author), Mike Clarke, ProfDPhil (Author), Jordan Kassalow, OD (Author), Ella Gudwin, MA (Author), Ciaran O'Neill, ProfPhD (Author), Ling Jin, MS (Author), Jianjun Tang, PhD (Author), Ken Bassett, ProfMD (Author), David H Cherwek, MD (Author), Rahul Ali, MBBS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Presbyopia, age-related decline in near vision, is the most common cause of vision impairment globally, but no trials have assessed its workplace effects. We aimed to study the effect of near glasses on the productivity of tea workers with presbyopia. Methods: This randomised tr...