The epidemiology of early childhood hyperopia

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-123

  Tarczy Hornoch, Kristina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodative esotropia; Children; Hyperopia; Infant; Prevalence; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRICS; REFRACTION; VISION;

ACCOMMODATIVE ESOTROPIA; CHILDHOOD HYPEROPIA; ESOTROPIA; REFRACTIVE ERROR; RISK FACTOR;

DISEASE CONTROL;

ACCOMMODATION DISORDER; ACCOMMODATIVE ESOTROPIA; AMBLYOPIA; AUTOMATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INFANT DISEASE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SPECTACLES; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHILD; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33847027715     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318031b674     Document Type: Review

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