Prevalence of myopia among Hong Kong Chinese schoolchildren: Changes over two decades

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-24

  Lam, Carly Siu Yin ^a   Lam, Chin Hang ^a   Cheng, Sam Chi Kwan ^a   Chan, Lily Yee Lai ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Myopia; Prevalence; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 83455197360     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2011.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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