Management of childhood hyperopia: A pediatric optometrist's perspective

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-109

  Cotter, Susan A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Glasses; Hypermetropia; Hyperopia; Refractive error; Spectacles

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; DISEASE CONTROL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETERS; TEXTBOOKS;

CHILDHOOD HYPEROPIA; CLINICAL GUIDELINES; OPTOMETRY;

PEDIATRICS;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCOMMODATION; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OPTOMETRY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SPECTACLES; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; STRABISMUS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CHILD; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; OPTOMETRY; PRESCRIPTIONS, NON-DRUG; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847026453     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318031b08a     Document Type: Review

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