Bifocals and Down's syndrome: Correction or treatment?

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 416-421

  Al Bagdady, Mohammad ^a   Stewart, Ruth E ^a   Watts, Patrick ^b   Murphy, Paul J ^a   Woodhouse, J Margaret ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Bifocals; Children; Down's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIFOCAL LENS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; STRABISMUS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; SEX FACTORS; STRABISMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 66449106064     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2009.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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