Anisometropia is independently associated with both spherical and cylindrical ametropia

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 4024-4031

  Qin, Xue Jiao ^a,b   Margrain, Tom H ^a   To, Chi Ho ^c   Bromham, Nathan ^a   Guggenheim, Jeremy A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANISOMETROPIA; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33644696326     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-0120     Document Type: Article

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