Capturing myopia and hypermetropia 'phenotypes' without formal refraction

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 939-943

  Cumberland, P M ^a   Peckham, C S ^a   Rahi, J S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EYE REFRACTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTACLES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 48049114966     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702775     Document Type: Article

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