The pattern of astigmatism in a Canadian preschool population

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4593-4600

  Cowen, Laura ^a   Bobier, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CANADA; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 0141541766     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.02-0730     Document Type: Article

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