Clinical Findings before the Onset of Myopia in Youth: 4. Parental History of Myopia

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 279-282

  Goss, David A ^a   Jackson, Tonya W ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emmetropia; Family history; Myopia

Indexed keywords

OPHTHALMOLOGY; REFRACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TESTING; VISIBILITY;

EMMETROPIC; EYE EXAMINATION; FAMILY HISTORY; MYOPIA; REFRACTIVE ERROR; SPECIFICITY; VISION EXAMINATION;

VISION;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MYOPIA; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MYOPIA; PARENTS;

EID: 0030130956     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199604000-00010     Document Type: Article

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