Diagnosis and treatment of refractive errors in the pediatric population

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 379-383

  Braverman, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Anisometropia; Photoscreening; Refractive errors; Refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; PIRENZEPINE; PLACEBO;

AMBLYOPIA; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE REFRACTION; EYE SURGERY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RETINOSCOPY; REVIEW; SPECTACLES; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; REFRACTIVE ERRORS;

EID: 34547910270     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e328244dfed     Document Type: Review

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