Characteristic ocular findings in Asian children with Down syndrome

Eye

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 710-714

  Kim, J H ^a   Hwang, J M ^a,b   Kim, H J ^b   Yu, Y S ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian children; Down syndrome; Epiblepharon; Ocular findings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; DOWN SYNDROME; EPICANTHUS; EYE DISEASE; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE REFRACTION; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INFANT; KERATOCONUS; KOREA; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; NYSTAGMUS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETINA DISEASE; SLIT LAMP; STRABISMUS; UPWARD PALPEBRAL SLANT; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036861350     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700208     Document Type: Article

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