Undercorrection of myopia enhances rather than inhibits myopia progression

Vision Research

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 2555-2559

  Chung, Kahmeng ^a   Mohidin, Norhani ^a   O'Leary, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emmetropization; Myopia; Refractive error

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036810115     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(02)00258-4     Document Type: Article

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