Children's refractions and visual activities in the school year and summer

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 406-413

  Deng, Li ^a   Gwiazda, Jane ^a   Thorn, Frank ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's vision; Myopia; Outdoor activity; Refractive error

Indexed keywords

GROUP DIFFERENCES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MYOPIA; MYOPIA DEVELOPMENT; REFRACTIVE ERROR; VIDEO GAME; VISUAL ACTIVITY; VISUAL FUNCTIONS;

OPHTHALMOLOGY; SURVEYS;

REFRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER; ENVIRONMENT; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MYOPIA; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SEASON; SPORT; TELEVISION; VISION; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPUTERS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MYOPIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; SPORTS; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 77953540250     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181da8a85     Document Type: Article

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