Refractive errors in children born before 32 weeks gestation

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 736-743

  Pennefather, Philippa M ^a,d   Tin, Win ^a   Strong, Nicholas P ^a   Clarke, Michael P ^a   Dutton, John ^b   Cottrell, David G ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prematurity; Refractive errors

Indexed keywords

ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFRACTION ERROR; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA;

EID: 0030726707     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.188     Document Type: Article

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