Paediatric community vision screening with combined optometric and orthoptic care: A 64-month review

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-31

  Donaldson, Lisa A ^a   Karas, Marek P ^a   Charles, Angela E ^b   Adams, Gillian G W ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b St Leonard's   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Optometrist; Orthoptist; Paediatric; Screening; Vision

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; OPTOMETRY; ORTHOPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCREENING; SPECTACLES; VISION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONDON; OPTOMETRY; ORTHOPTICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 0036362280     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2002.00001.x     Document Type: Review

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