Nearwork-induced transient myopia (NITM) following marked and sustained, but interrupted, accommodation at near

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 766-775

  Arunthavaraja, Mathangi ^a   Vasudevan, Balamurali ^b   Ciuffreda, Kenneth J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Myopia; Nearwork; Nearwork induced transient myopia (NITM); Refractive error development

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958586217     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2010.00787.x     Document Type: Article

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