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Visual Acuity Screening in North Indian Schools: Testing Accuracy and Cost of Alternate Screening Models

Shalinder Sabherwald Department of Community Ophthalmology and Public Health Research, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7687-0748View further author information
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Priya Adhisesha Reddya Centre for Public Health, Royal Victoria Hospital, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK;b Seva Canada, Vancouver, BC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zeeshan Siddiquic Department of Projects and Marketing, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaView further author information
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Ishaana Soodd Department of Community Ophthalmology and Public Health Research, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-2956View further author information
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Birendra P. Singhe Department of Optometry, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaView further author information
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Suma Ganeshf Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7816-9293View further author information
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Atanu Majumdarg Department of Bio-statistics, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaView further author information
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Ken L. Bassetth School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9414-562XView further author information
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Pages 70-77 | Received 05 Aug 2022, Accepted 28 Feb 2023, Published online: 07 Mar 2023

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