Results of vision screening of 6-year-olds at school: A population-based study with emphasis on screening limits

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-418

  Hård, Anna Lena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Population based; Preschool; Screening criteria; Vision screening

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION VARIABLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SPECTACLES; SWEDEN; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHILD; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SWEDEN; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34250192876     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00865.x     Document Type: Article

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