Development of refractive errors into old age

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 643-649

  Haegerstrom Portnoy, Gunilla ^a   Schneck, Marilyn E ^a   Brabyn, John A ^a   Lott, Lori A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Anisometropia; Astigmatism; Gender differences; Hyperopia; SKI study

Indexed keywords

OPHTHALMOLOGY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

REFRACTIVE ERRORS;

VISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036798530     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200210000-00010     Document Type: Article

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