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Original Article

The Prevalence of Visual Impairment in School Children of Upper-Middle Socioeconomic Status in Kathmandu

Yuddha D. Sapkota Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, PO Box 335, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
,
Bishwa Nath Adhikari Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, PO Box 335, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
,
Gopal P. Pokharel Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, PO Box 335, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
,
Bimal K. Poudyal Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, PO Box 335, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Leon B. Ellwein National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Pages 17-23 | Received 03 Jun 2007, Accepted 17 Oct 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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