Refractive errors and strabismus in children with down syndrome: A controlled study

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-86

  Akinci, Arsen ^a,c   Oner, Ozgur ^a   Bozkurt, Ozlem Hekim ^a   Guven, Alev ^a   Degerliyurt, Aydan ^a   Munir, Kerim ^b  

^a Diskapi Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NYSTAGMUS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINOSCOPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; STRABISMUS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; STRABISMUS; TURKEY;

EID: 65349094645     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20090301-04     Document Type: Article

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