A new approach to vision screening in schools

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 196-209

  Thomson, W David ^a   Evans, Bruce ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Optometry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOR VISION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCOMPUTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; SYMPTOM; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032972323     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.1999.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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