The autonomic control of accommodation and implications for human myopia development: A review

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 401-422

  Chen, Jennifer C ^a   Schmid, Katrina L ^a   Brown, Brian ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Autonomic innervation; Ciliary muscle; Myopia; Near work; Sympathetic system

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CILIARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA IMAGE; REVIEW; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CILIARY BODY; INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AUTONOMIC AGENTS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CILIARY BODY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOPIA; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0242273159     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2003.00135.x     Document Type: Review

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