Normal values of inner canthal distance, interpupillary distance and palpebral fissure length in normal Chinese children in Taiwan

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-27

  Wu, Kang Hsi ^a   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a   Li, Tsai Chung ^b   Tsai, Chang Hai ^a   Peng, Ching Tien ^a   Wang, Tso Ren ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Inner canthal distance; Interpupillary distance; Outer canthal distance; Palpebral fissure length; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EYE MALFORMATION; EYE POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTELORISM; INFANT; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTOMETRY; PALPEBRAL FISSURE ANOMALY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUPIL; TAIWAN; TELECANTHUS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0034043886     PISSN: 00016578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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