Bhattarai, Binita
Thapa, Hari Bahadur
Bashyal, Sandip
Thapa, Sarasawati Khadka
Chaudhuri, Sirshendu
Agiwal, Varun
Pant, Hira
Singh, Samiksha
Mahajan, Hemant
Article History
Received: 6 September 2022
Accepted: 28 January 2024
First Online: 10 February 2024
Declarations
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: We obtained the ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee of Lumbini Eye Institute and Research Centre (affiliated with National Academy of Medical Sciences) with reference number of LEI/IRC/09/019/20. We obtained written informed consent from all the heads of the centres and all the participants before recruitment. For those who were uneducated or illiterate, we obtained written informed consent from first degree relatives/ guardians/ the closed onesĀ .All the methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.