Prevalence of Myopia in an Adult Population of Two Different Ethnic Groups in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-165

  Jiménez, José Ramón ^a   Bermúdez, Javier ^a   Rubiño, Manuel ^a   Gómez, Luis ^a   González Anera, Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Education; Environment; Ethnicity; Myopia; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPENTOLATE; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; SODIUM CYCLOPENTOLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ADULT; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECUADOR; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECUADOR; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION, OCULAR;

EID: 18344418918     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-003-0041-z     Document Type: Article

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