Prevalence of Visual Impairment Among Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Findings From 1,057,061 Individuals in Guangzhou, Southern China

• Main Authors: Jing-hong Liang (Author), Yi-can Chen (Author), Yu Zhao (Author), Aerziguli Kakaer (Author), Nan Jiang (Author), Shan Huang (Author), Shu-xin Zhang (Author), Ya-jun Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundVisual impairment (VI) is a growing public health concern among students as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.ObjectiveThis study investigated the change in VI before and during the pandemic among students.MethodsData on 547,864 and 497,371 students were obtained from the Guangzhou Survey...