Screening for refractive errors in children: Accuracy of the hand held refractor Retinomax to screen for astigmatism

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-161

  Cordonnier, Monique ^a   Dramaix, Michèle ^b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINOSCOPY; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032968272     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.2.157     Document Type: Article

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