Refractive error, axial length and anterior chamber depth of the eye in British adults: The EPIC-Norfolk Eye Study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 827-830

  Foster, Paul J ^a,b   Broadway, D C ^c   Hayat, S ^d   Luben, R ^d   Dalzell, N ^d   Bingham, S ^e   Wareham, N J ^d   Khaw, K T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE AXIS LENGTH; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORFOLK ISLAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; REFRACTION ERROR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; BIOMETRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 77954295381     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.163899     Document Type: Article

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