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This secondary data analysis utilized data from school based vision screenings conducted in 2021\u20132022 in 33 schools in rural and urban regions of Dewas district under the National Program for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCBVI). Refractive error was considered as unaided distant visual acuity of 6\/9 or less which improved with a pinhole. Screening data of adolescents aged 10\u201319 years were analyzed using the STATA software, version 15.1. Among the 8071 adolescents studied, 601 (7.44%, 95% CI: 6.88%\u20138.04%) had refractive errors. Myopia was the most prevalent refractive error seen in adolescents (5.87%, 95% CI: 5.36%\u20136.40%). The prevalence of refractive errors was higher in females (8.76%) than in male adolescents (5.27%). No significant difference in the prevalence of refractive error was noted between rural and urban regions. 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