Visual impairment due to undiagnosed refractive error in working age adults in Britain

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1190-1194

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

^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; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFRACTION ERROR; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; BLINDNESS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VISION SCREENING; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 51149108083     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.133454     Document Type: Article

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