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Gopal P. Pokharel

Researcher at Kathmandu

Publications -  28
Citations -  9866

Gopal P. Pokharel is an academic researcher from Kathmandu. The author has contributed to research in topics: Visual acuity & Visual impairment. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 27 publications receiving 9181 citations. Previous affiliations of Gopal P. Pokharel include World Health Organization & National Institutes of Health.

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Global data on visual impairment in the year 2002

Serge Resnikoff, +6 more
- 01 Nov 2004 - 
TL;DR: Estimates from data on low vision and blindness as defined in the International statistical classification of diseases, injuries and causes of death, 10th revision show cataract remains the leading cause of visual impairment in all regions of the world, except in the most developed countries.
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Global magnitude of visual impairment caused by uncorrected refractive errors in 2004.

Serge Resnikoff, +3 more
- 01 Jan 2008 - 
TL;DR: The results presented in this paper help to unearth a formerly hidden problem of public health dimensions and promote policy development and implementation, programmatic decision-making and corrective interventions, as well as stimulate research.
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Refractive error and visual impairment in urban children in southern China

Mingguang He, +5 more
- 01 Mar 2004 - 
TL;DR: The prevalence of reduced vision because of myopia is high in school-age children living in metropolitan Guangzhou, representing an important public health problem.
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Refractive error in children in an urban population in New Delhi.

Gudlavalleti V S Murthy, +6 more
- 01 Mar 2002 - 
TL;DR: Reduced vision because of uncorrected refractive error is a major public health problem in urban school-aged children in India and cost-effective strategies are needed to eliminate this easily treated cause of vision impairment.
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Refractive Error in Children in a Rural Population in India

Rakhi Dandona, +9 more
- 01 Mar 2002 - 
TL;DR: Refractive error was the main cause of visual impairment in children aged between 7 and 15 years in rural India and it is important that effective strategies be developed to eliminate this easily treated cause ofVisual impairment.