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Refractive errors are the most common type of corrective blindness in the world. Screening the young population early on will lead to a better quality of life and will reduce the unnecessary burden on families and the community. However, there exists a difference among the rural and the urban populations in terms of awareness and the importance of screening. Among the rural populations, even after the refractive error assessment, the population has misconception about the use of spectacles which presents an even bigger challenge as using spectacles is considered as disfiguring or being perceived as a blind person. In these situations, counseling the attendants and parents is also important. Screening the school‐going children will be great to combat childhood vision impairment and present a better estimate of its prevalence.