Bifocals in children with Down syndrome (BiDS) - Visual acuity, accommodation and early literacy skills

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Nandakumar, Krithika ^a   Leat, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

accommodation; bifocals; Down syndrome; literacy; longitudinal; refractive error; visual acuity; visual perceptual skills

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIFOCAL LENS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EYE EXAMINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; READING; VISION DISORDERS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77956249658     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.01944.x     Document Type: Article

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