Epidemiology of high myopia retinopathy in rural population in Shaanxi Province

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1464-1469

  Zhang, Xiao Ling ^a   Ren, Bai Chao ^a   Yang, Jian Gang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blindness; High myopia retinopathy; Low visual acuity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE FUNDUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MYDRIASIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RETINA EXAMINATION; RETINOPATHY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 36048991834     PISSN: 16725123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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