Seasonal variation in myopia progression and axial elongation: An evaluation of Japanese children participating in a myopia control trial

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 401-406

  Fujiwara, Miyuki ^a,b   Hasebe, Satoshi ^a   Nakanishi, Risa ^c   Tanigawa, Kohhei ^c   Ohtsuki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axial elongation; Myopia control trial; Myopia progression; Progressive addition lenses; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EYE AXIS LENGTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECTACLES; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AXIAL LENGTH, EYE; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 84863874076     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: 16132246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-012-0148-1     Document Type: Article

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