Prevalence of uncorrected refractive error and other eye problems among urban and rural school children.

Background: Uncorrected refractive error is an avoidable cause of visual impairment.

Aim: To compare the magnitude and determinants of uncorrected refractive error, such as age, sex, family history of refractive error and use of spectacles among school children 6-15 years old in urban and rural Maharashtra, India.

Study Design: This was a review of school-based vision screening conducted in 2004-2005.