Prevalence and associated factors of presbyopia among school teachers in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016

Hiwot Berhanu AndualemDepartment of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia, [email protected]

Natnael Lakachew AssefaDepartment of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia, [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]

Dawit Zenebe WeldemichaelDepartment of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia, [email protected]

Tsehay Kassa TeferaDepartment of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia, [email protected]

Pages 85-90 | Published online: 20 Apr 2017

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