The manifestation of noncycloplegic refractive state in pre-school children is dependent on autorefractor design

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 578-586

  Suryakumar, Raj ^a   Bobier, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Autorefraction; Hyperopia; Photorefraction; Refraction

Indexed keywords

EYE MOVEMENTS; EYE PROTECTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT REFRACTION;

RETINOSCOPY;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT;

ACCOMMODATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT REFRACTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTOMETER; RETINOSCOPY; VISION TEST;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; MYDRIATICS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 0042662578     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200308000-00012     Document Type: Article

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