Anisometropia in an adult population in rural Myanmar: The Meiktila Eye Study

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 162-166

  Wu, H M ^a   Casson, R J ^a   Newland, H S ^a   Muecke, J ^a   Selva, D ^a   Aung, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Yangon Eye Hospital   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Adult population; Anisometropia; Prevalence; Risk factors; Rural Myanmar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CORNEA CURVATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYANMAR; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANISOMETROPIA; BIOMETRY; CATARACT; CORNEA; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 45749152540     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580701843796     Document Type: Article

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