Ocular changes in pregnant Nigerian women

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 298-301

  Ebeigbe, J A ^a   Ebeigbe, P N ^b   Ighoroje, A D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acuity; Ocular; Pregnancy; Pressure; Refraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REFRACTION ERROR; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ADULT; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866410509     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.100624     Document Type: Article

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