Topical atropine in retarding myopic progression and axial length growth in children with moderate to severe myopia: A pilot study

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-33

  Fan, Dorothy S P ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a   Chan, Carmen K M ^a   Fan, Alex H ^a   Cheung, Eva Y Y ^a   Rao, Srinivas K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atropine; Myopia; Myopic progression

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; ULTRASOUND;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ATROPINE; BIOMETRY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYDRIATICS; MYOPIA; OINTMENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847143653     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-006-0380-7     Document Type: Article

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