Presbyopia: Prevalence, impact, and interventions

Community Eye Health Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 63, 2007, Pages 40-41

  Patel, Ilesh ^a   West, Sheila K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GHANA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESBYOPIA; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; REFRACTION ERROR; SHORT SURVEY; SPECTACLES; TANZANIA;

EID: 36048959144     PISSN: 09536833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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