Correction of Refractive Error in the Adult Population of Bangladesh: Meeting the Unmet Need

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 410-417

  Bourne, Rupert R A ^a,d   Dineen, Brendan P ^b   Noorul Huq, Deen M ^c   Ali, Syed M ^c   Johnson, Gordon J ^b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c National Institute of Ophthalmology   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; BANGLADESH; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0942276420     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.03-0129     Document Type: Article

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