Relationship between accommodative and vergence dysfunctions and academic achievement for primary school children

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 615-624

  Shin, Hoy S ^a   Park, Sang C ^b   Park, Chun M ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b Busan College of Information Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Accommodative dysfunctions; College of Optometrists in Vision Development Quality of Life questionnaire; Vergence dysfunctions; Visual symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCOMMODATION DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; CHILD; COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRISTS IN VISION DEVELOPMENT QUALITY OF LIFE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONVERGENCE, OCULAR; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OPTOMETRY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 70349966169     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2009.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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