School vision screening, ages 5-16 years: The evidence-base for content, provision and efficacy

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 481-492

  Logan, Nicola S ^a   Gilmartin, Bernard ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binocular vision; Children; Colour vision; Refractive error; Vision screening

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; VISION TEST; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COLOR VISION DEFECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OPTOMETRY; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 16644395791     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2004.00247.x     Document Type: Review

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