Corneal power and astigmatism in Down syndrome

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 748-754

  Little, Julie Anne ^a   Woodhouse, J Margaret ^b   Saunders, Kathryn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cornea; Down syndrome; Keratometry; Pediatric vision; Refractive error

Indexed keywords

AGE-MATCHED CONTROLS; CONTROL DATA; CONTROL GROUPS; CORNEA; CORNEAL POWER; CRYSTALLINE LENS; DOWN SYNDROME; HIGH FREQUENCY; KERATOMETRY; MEAN AGES; REFRACTIVE ERROR; REFRACTIVE POWER;

ERRORS; PEDIATRICS;

DIELECTRIC RELAXATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; DOWN SYNDROME; EYE DOMINANCE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINOSCOPY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETINOSCOPY;

EID: 68049088810     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181a59d5d     Document Type: Article

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