The Prevallence of Astigmatism in Taiwan Schoolchildren

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 94-98

  Shih, Yung Feng ^a   Hsiao, C Kate ^b   Tung, Yi Liang ^b   Lin, Luke L K ^a,c   Chen, Chien Jen ^b   Hung, Por Tying ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Hyperopia; Myopia

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHT REFRACTION; STUDENTS;

ASTIGMATISM; AUTOREFRACTORS;

VISION;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTIGMATISM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINOSCOPY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; EYE REFRACTION; MYOPIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; STUDENTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 1242341927     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200402000-00007     Document Type: Review

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