Age-related changes in the human visual system and prevalence of refractive conditions in patients attending an eye clinic

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 424-432

  Ferrer Blasco, Teresa ^a   González Méijome, Jose Manuel ^a   Montés Micó, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BLURRED VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EYE CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 41949134115     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.10.032     Document Type: Article

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