Répercussions socioéconomiques des erreurs de réfraction : la voie à suivre

Collins Onyeahiri

doi:10.65636/cjo.v88i3.7094

Auteurs-es

Collins Onyeahiri

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.65636/cjo.v88i3.7094

Mots-clés :

socioéconomiques, erreurs de réfraction

Résumé

Cette lettre expose les implications socioéconomiques des erreurs de réfraction non corrigées, ainsi que les facteurs qui militent contre l’utilisation de lunettes pour leur correction, en particulier dans les pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire. De plus, elle offre quelques pistes d’avenir.

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