Uncorrected refractive error

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 521-522

  McCarty, Catherine A ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; BLINDNESS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRAN; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RESEARCH; SCREENING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MYOPIA; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SAFETY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33646247389     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.090233     Document Type: Editorial

References (27)

1. Thylefors B. A global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness. Am J Ophthalmol 1998;125:90-3.
2. Pizzarello L, Abiose A, Ffytche T, et al. Vision 2020: the right to sight. A global initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness. Arch Ophthalmol 2004;122:615-20.
3. Foster A, Resnikoff S. The impact of Vision 2020 on global blindness. Eye 2005;19:1133-5.
4. Robaei D, Rose K, Ojaimi E, et al. Visual acuity and the causes of visual loss in a population-based sample of 6-year-old Australian children. Ophthalmology 2005;112:1275-82.
5. Bourne RRA, Dineen BP, Huq DMN, et al. Correction of refractive error in the adult population of Bangladesh: meeting the unmet need. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004;45:410-17.
6. He M, Zeng J, Liu Y, et al. Refractive error and visual impairment in urban children in southern China. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004;45:793-9.
7. Naidoo KS, Raghunandan A, Mashige KP, et al. Refractive error and visual impairment in African children in South Africa. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2003;44:3764-70.
8. Murthy GVS, Gupta SK, Ellwein LB, et al. Refractive error in children in an urban population in New Delhi. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002;43:623-31.
9. Dandona R, Dandona L, Srinivas M, et al. Refractive error in children in a rural population in India. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002;43:615-22.
10. Muñoz B, West SK, Rodriquez J, et al. Blindness, visual impairment and the problem of uncorrected refractive error in a Mexican-American population: Projector VER. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002;43:608-14.
11. Goh P-P, Abqariyah Y, Pookhare GP, et al. Refractive error and visual impairment in school-age children in Gombak District, Malaysia. Ophthalmology 2005;112:678-85.
12. Zhao J, Pan X, Sui R, et al. Refractive error in children: results from Shunyi District, China. Am J Ophthalmol 2000;129:427-35.
13. Maul E, Barroso S, Munoz SR, et al. Refractive error study in children: results from La Florida, Chile. Am J Ophthalmol 2000;129:445-54.
14. Pokharel GP, Negrel AD, Munoz SR, et al. Refractive error study in children: results from Mechi Zone, Nepal. Am J Ophthalmol 2000;129:436-44.
15. Liou HL, McCarty CA, Jin CL, et al. prevalence and predictors of undercorrected refractive errors in the Victorian population. Am J Ophthalmol 1999;127:590-6.
16. Thiagalingam S, Cumming RG, Mitchell P. Factors associated with undercorrected refractive errors in an older population: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Br J Ophthalmol 2002;86:1041-5.
17. Saw S-M, Foster PJ, Gazzard G, et al. Undercorrected refractive error in Singaporean Chinese adults. Ophthalmology 2004;111:2168-74.
18. Zainal M, Ismail SM, Ropilah AR, et al. Prevalence of blindness and low vision in Malaysian population: results from the National Eye Survey 1996. Br J Ophthalmol 2002;86:951-6.
19. Dandona L, Dandona R, Naduvilath TJ, et al. Burden of moderate visual impairment in an urban population in southern India. Ophthalmology 1999;106:497-504.
20. Saw S-M, Husain R, Gazzard GM, et al. Causes of low vision and blindness in rural Indonesia. Br J Ophthalmol 2003;87:1075-8.
21. Mansour AM, Kassak K, Chaya M, et al. National survey of blindness and low vision in Lebanon. Br J Ophthalmol 1997;81:905-6.
22. Shaikh SP, Aziz TM. Pattern of eye diseases in children of 5-15 years at Bazzertaline Area (south Karachi) Pakistan. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2005;15:291-4.
23. Hammond CJ, Snieder H, Gilbert CE, et al. Genes and environment in refractive error: the Twin Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2001;42:1232-6.
24. Fredrick DR. Myopia. BMJ 2002;324:1195-9.
25. Saw S-M. A synopsis of the prevalence rates and environmental risk factors for myopia. Clin Exp Optom 2003;86:289-94.
26. Maini R, Weih LA, McCarty CA, et al. Correction of refractive error in the Victorian population: the feasibility of "off the shelf" spectacles. Br J Ophthalmol 2001;85:1283-6.
27. Evans BJW, Rowlands G. Correctable visual impairment in older people: a major unmet need. Ophthal Physiol Opt 2004;24:161-80.