Prevalence and predictors of refractive error in a genetically isolated population: The Norfolk Island Eye Study

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 734-742

  Sherwin, Justin C ^a,e   Kelly, John ^f   Hewitt, Alex W ^a   Kearns, Lisa S ^a   Griffiths, Lyn R ^b   Mackey, David A ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f Norfolk Optical   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genetic isolate; Myopia; Ophthalmology; Refractive error.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BIOMETRY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA CURVATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE AXIS LENGTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; NORFOLK ISLAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PTERYGIUM; REFRACTION ERROR; SLIT LAMP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80255123286     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02579.x     Document Type: Article

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