Accuracy of Noncycloplegic Autorefraction in School-Age Children in China

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-55

  Zhao, Jialiang ^a   Mao, Jin ^a   Luo, Rong ^a   Li, Fengrong ^a   Pokharel, Gopal P ^b   Ellwein, Leon B ^c  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Autorefraction; Children's vision; Cycloplegia; Refractive error

Indexed keywords

EYE CONTROLLED DEVICES; GLASS;

AUTOREFRACTOR; MYOPIA;

VISION;

CYCLOPENTOLATE; MYDRIATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; AUTOMATION; AUTOREFRACTOR; CHILD; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFECT; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTOMETER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTACLES; STANDARD; VISION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; CYCLOPENTOLATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYDRIATICS; PUPIL; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 0742270386     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200401000-00010     Document Type: Article

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