Vision impairment in schoolchildren in the Gaza strip

Journal article by Nahed Mikki and May Ho presenting findings from a medical study conducted on public and UNRWA school children in Gaza in the first and ninth grades, documenting relatively high levels of vision impairment alongside limited access to corrective eye care for affected students. The study provides baseline epidemiological data on a neglected dimension of Gaza's public health burden, examining disparities in vision screening coverage and access to corrective lenses within the chronically under-resourced Gaza school system. Recommended for public health researchers and global health practitioners as one of the few empirical studies of pediatric vision impairment in Gaza, providing baseline data on a health burden that remains poorly documented relative to other public health conditions in the Strip, with relevance for school health programs and disability research.