The Development of Myopia Among Children With Intermittent Exotropia

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 503-507

  Ekdawi, Noha S ^a   Nusz, Kevin J ^a   Diehl, Nancy N ^a   Mohney, Brian G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; EYE REFRACTION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMITTENT EXOTROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXOTROPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 76749151443     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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