Socioeconomic Implications of Refractive Errors: The Way Forward

Collins Onyeahiri

doi:10.65636/cjo.v88i3.6690

Auteurs-es

Collins Onyeahiri Nigerian Optometric Association

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.65636/cjo.v88i3.6690

Mots-clés :

socioéconomiques

Résumé

This letter showcases the socio-economic implications of uncorrected refractive errors and factor militating against spectacle use for its correction, especially in low- and middle-income countries as well as offers some ways forward.

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