The opportunistic screening of refractive errors in school-going children by pediatrician using enhanced Brückner test.

Mass screening ophthalmoscope refractive error pmc-status-qastatus 0 pmc-status-live yes pmc-status-embargo no pmc-status-released yes pmc-prop-open-access yes pmc-prop-olf no pmc-prop-manuscript no pmc-prop-legally-suppressed no pmc-prop-has-pdf yes pmc-prop-has-supplement no pmc-prop-pdf-only no pmc-prop-suppress-copyright no pmc-prop-is-real-version no pmc-prop-is-scanned-article no pmc-prop-preprint no pmc-prop-in-epmc yes pmc-license-ref CC BY-NC-SA The prevalence of refractive errors, especially myopia, in urban India is high and demonstrates an increasing trend.[ 1 2 3 4 ] The magnitude as well as the prevalence of myopia increases with age.[ 4 5 ] School screening programs are effective and well-established methods for the detection and treatment of refractive errors, yet with all the limitations of population-based programs.[ 5 6 7 ] Myopia is the most

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