Impact of family history of high myopia on level and onset of myopia

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3446-3452

  Liang, Chung Ling ^a,b   Yen, Eugene ^a   Su, Jui Yung ^a   Liu, Chang ^c   Chang, Tzu Yi ^a   Park, Naeun ^c   Wu, Ming Jin ^d   Lee, Sharon ^c   Flynn, John T ^c   Juo, Sub Hang Hank ^c,e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE AXIS LENGTH; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MYOPIA; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; CORNEA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE; FAMILY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; ODDS RATIO; PARENTS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 4644246852     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.03-1058     Document Type: Article

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