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Using the definitions of the World Health Organization, VI was defined as best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) \u22640.5 logMAR (20\/60) in the better eye, and blindness as BCVA worse than 1.3 logMAR (20\/400) in the better eye. The low vision was defined as BCVA equal to or worse than 0.5 logMAR (20\/60) in either eye. Data were recorded from a detailed interview and ocular examination of each eligible student.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean age of the students was 9.1 \u00b1 1.6 years. The prevalence of VI was 3\/2001 (0.14%). The cause of VI in all these three patients (100%) was amblyopia due to high refractive errors (high ametropia and astigmatism). Regarding the main refractive errors leading to VI among these three patients, one patient had bilateral high hyperopia (compound hyperopic astigmatism), one of them had bilateral high astigmatism, and the other one had compound myopic astigmatism. According to a visual acuity of less than or equal to 20\/60 in at least one eye, 9\/2001 (0.4%) of children had low vision.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study revealed a low prevalence of VI in a sample of 6- to 12-year-old school-aged children. 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