Refractive Error in Central India. The Central India Eye and Medical Study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 693-699

  Nangia, Vinay ^a   Jonas, Jost B ^b   Sinha, Ajit ^a   Matin, Arshia ^a   Kulkarni, Maithili ^a  

^a Suraj Eye Institute   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPERMETROPIA; INDIA; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77949774800     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.09.037     Document Type: Article

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