A community health worker screening a child’s hearing in Cape Town.
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mHealth supported service-delivery systems can provide increased access to hearing and vision services for preschool children in poor communities.
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Research suggests that students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds are the most likely to suffer from uncorrected vision problems.
There are many health benefits to kids playing outdoors, not the least of which is preventing myopia.
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Kids need to play outside for a number of reasons, but there may even be benefit for their eyes. Here’s how sunlight helps prevent nearsightedness, or myopia.