Community-Based Study of the Association of High Myopia in Children with Ocular and Systemic Disease

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-13

  Logan, Nicola S ^a   Gilmartin, B ^a   Marr, J E ^b   Stevenson, M R ^c   Ainsworth, J R ^d  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; High myopia; Ocular disease; Screening; Systemic disease

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SURVEYS;

OPTOMETRY;

VISION;

COMMUNIC ACID; DITERPENE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH MYOPIA; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MYOPIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DYSTROPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNDROME; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE; VISION; WEILL MARCHESANI SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; DITERPENES; EYE DISEASES, HEREDITARY; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 0742305081     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200401000-00004     Document Type: Article

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