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The difference between near correction power (diopters) recommended by use of the Peek presbyopia calculator in the hands of CHWs at the household, and by optometrist (gold standard) using standard methods in a clinic, was compared using Bland-Altman analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Powers of near vision glasses, as suggested by the Peek presbyopia calculator used by a community health worker, agreed exactly with optometrist-prescribed powers in 92.9% of cases, and were within 0.50D in 99.5% of cases. The mean bias was negligible (-0.012D, SD\u00a0=\u00a00.15, p=0.12), with a 95% limit of agreement between -0.301 and +0.277 diopters.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The newly developed Peek presbyopia calculator guided provision of near vision glasses for presbyopia with excellent agreement compared to optometrist recommendations, and can be used by non-eye specialists to provide appropriate ready-made near vision glasses for presbyopia correction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fopht.2026.1891054","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,10]],"date-time":"2026-08-10T04:21:52Z","timestamp":1786335712000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A novel digital tool to guide provision of near vision glasses for presbyopia correction in 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