Prevalence of habitual refractive errors and anisometropia among Dutch schoolchildren and hospital employees

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 538-543

  Hendricks, Theo J W ^a   De Brabander, John ^a   Vankan Hendricks, Marlou H P ^a   Van Der Horst, Frans G ^a   Hendrikse, Fred ^a   Knottnerus, J Andre ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anisometropia; Astigmatism; Hyperopia; Myopia; Prevalence; Refractive error

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTOMETER; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANISOMETROPIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; NETHERLANDS; OPTOMETRY; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350494712     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01251.x     Document Type: Article

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