Prevalence and degrees of myopia and hyperopia at Gondar University Hospital Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Northwest Ethiopia

Destaye Shiferaw AlemuDepartment of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gondar University, Gondar, Ethiopia, [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]

Alemayehu Desalegn GudetaDepartment of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gondar University, Gondar, Ethiopia, [email protected]

Ayanaw Tsega FeredeDepartment of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gondar University, Gondar, Ethiopia, [email protected]

Haile Woretaw AlemuDepartment of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gondar University, Gondar, Ethiopia, [email protected]

Pages 85-91 | Published online: 21 Nov 2016

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