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Effective refractive error coverage and vision impairment among schoolchildren in Xinjiang, China

  • By

  • Fangfang Lu

  • Hongwen Jiang

  • Waihang Wong

  • Nuo Ren

  • Jinwei Hu

  • Junhong Zhao

  • Ling Jin

  • Enen Zhang

  • Guohui Zhang

  • Jiaen Lian

  • Lingling Chen

  • Meiling Chen

  • Caiqing He

  • Jun Fu

  • Qianyun Chen

  • Xiang Chen

  • Lin Ding

  • Xiaotong Han

  • Lingyi Liang

  • May 12, 2026

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    Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is the leading cause of vision impairment in children globally.

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    The effective refractive error coverage (eREC) rate among schoolchildren in Xinjiang, China, was found to be 51.76%.

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    Over 95% of vision impairment in the studied population was attributable to correctable URE.

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    Primary school students had a lower eREC compared to secondary school students in the study.

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    The study provides baseline metrics for monitoring refractive services and supports school-based vision screening initiatives.

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Effective refractive error coverage and vision impairment among schoolchildren in Xinjiang, China

  • by Fangfang Lu, Hongwen Jiang, Waihang Wong, Nuo Ren, Jinwei Hu, Junhong Zhao, Ling Jin, Enen Zhang, Guohui Zhang, Jiaen Lian, Lingling Chen, Meiling Chen, Caiqing He, Jun Fu, Qianyun Chen, Xiang Chen, Lin Ding, Xiaotong Han, Lingyi Liang

  • May 12, 2026

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