%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among Saudi adults
%A Ekramy Elmorsy
%A Mujeeb Ur Rehman Parrey
%J Archive of "Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences".
%D 2019
%R 10.12669/pjms.35.2.648
%X Refractive Errors (RE) are responsible for major portion of the treatable visual impairment and avoidable blindness in the world. The prevalence of RE varies with age, gender, ethnicity, geographical locations and also from time to time due to progresse in eye care services. We aimed to study the prevalence of RE and assess their patterns among Saudi adults of Arar city, the capital of Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia
%K Refractive Error
%K SE: Spherical Equivalent
%K VA: Visual Acuity
%K VI: Visual Impairment
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6500803/