Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Department of Ophthalmology, Hawassa University, Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence of Near Visual Impairment and Associated Factors among School Teachers in Gondar City, North West Ethiopia, 2022
  Author(s): Bersufekad Wubie Alemie*, Aragaw Kegne and Nebyat Feleke
  
  Background: Near visual impairment is presenting near visual acuity of the eye worse than N6 at a 40 cm distance. Teachers’ regular duties such as reading books, writing on the blackboard, and recognizing students’ faces, need good near vision. If a teacher has near-visual impairment, the work output is unsatisfactory. Purpose: The study was aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors near vision impairment among school teachers at Gondar city Northwest Ethiopia, August 2022. Methods: To select 567 teachers in Gondar city schools, an institutional based cross-sectional study design with a multistage sampling technique were used. The study was conducted in selected schools from May 1 to May 30, 2022. Trained data collectors used well-structured Amharic and English language questionna.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9570.23.14.941

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