Frequency, Course, and Impact of Correctable Visual Impairment (Uncorrected Refractive Error)

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 539-560

  Schneider, Julie ^a   Leeder, Stephen R ^a   Gopinath, Bamini ^b   Wang, Jie Jin ^b,c   Mitchell, Paul ^b  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Correctable visual impairment; Presenting visual impairment; Refractive error; Uncorrected refractive error

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATISM; BLINDNESS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; EYE DISEASE; EYE REFRACTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MYOPIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPECTACLES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77957755253     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2010.02.004     Document Type: Review

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