Reported wearing compliance of ready-made spectacles at 6 and 12 months

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 958-965

  Vincent, Jerry E ^a   Netek, Satja ^b   Parry, Amy ^c   Mladenovich, Derek ^d   Thein, Nyunt Naing ^b   Amendola, Paul R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (United States)

^b International Rescue Committee Thailand   (Thailand)

^c Health Sub Committee   (Thailand)

^d World Council of Optometry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burma; compliance; ready made spectacles; refractive errors; refugees; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BURMA; COMPLIANCE; READY-MADE SPECTACLES; REFRACTIVE ERROR; REFUGEES; THAILAND;

ERRORS; EYEGLASSES; LENSES; LOCOMOTIVES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; RAILROAD CARS;

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFRACTION ERROR; REFUGEE; SEX RATIO; SPECTACLES; THAILAND; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; REFUGEES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650601508     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181fef3a9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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