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Join IAPBThere are 19 million children with vision impairment globally, 12 million of which is due to uncorrected refractive error. Although some school-based vision screening programs include spectacle provision, poor ‘compliance’ in wearing spectacles can reduce the effectiveness of this intervention. This longitudinal, observational study sought to determine the prevalence of uncorrected refractive and spectacle compliance among children and identify the barriers to compliance.