Accuracy of visual assessment by school teachers in school eye screening program in Delhi

• Main Authors: Rohit Saxena (Author), Praveen Vashist (Author), Radhika Tandon (Author), Ravindra Mohan Pandey (Author), Amit Bhardawaj (Author), Vimala Menon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Although school eye screening is a major activity of the National Program for Control of Blindness, inadequate evidence exists about accuracy of school teachers in screening. Objectives: Compare quality of referral for subnormal vision by school teachers and primary eye care workers (PEC...