Worldwide prevalence and risk factors for myopia

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-16

  Pan, Chen Wei ^a   Ramamurthy, Dharani ^a   Saw, Seang Mei ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Myopia; Peripheral refraction; Prevalence; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MACACA; MYOPIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL FIELD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MACACA; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL FIELDS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 83455198565     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2011.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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