Childhood sight impairment: A 10-year picture

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-117

  Durnian, J M ^a   Cheeseman, R ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Raja, V ^a   Newman, W ^a   Chandna, A ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral visual impairment; Childhood blindness; Paediatrics; Registration; Sight impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 75449103330     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.32     Document Type: Article

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