Spectacle prescribing in childhood: A survey of hospital optometrists

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 392-395

  Farbrother, J E ^a  

^a OXFORD EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOHYPEROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYOPIA; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTOMETRIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES; STRABISMUS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL DISORDER;

ASTIGMATISM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYEGLASSES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; INFANT; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PRESCRIPTIONS, NON-DRUG; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS;

EID: 40549100704     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123497     Document Type: Article

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