Prevalence of myopia and hyperopia in a population of Polish schoolchildren

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-65

  Czepita, Damian ^a   Zejmo, Maria ^a   Mojsa, Artur ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hyperopia; Myopia; Poland; Prevalence; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; HOMATROPINE; TROPICAMIDE;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; POLAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINOSCOPY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; MALE; MYOPIA; POLAND; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS;

EID: 33846106738     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2006.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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