Does sunlight (bright lights) explain the protective effects of outdoor activity against myopia?

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 368-372

  Ngo, Cheryl ^a   Saw, Seang Mei ^b   Dharani, Ramamurthy ^c   Flitcroft, Ian ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^d CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MYOPIA; PHYSIOLOGY; SUNLIGHT; VISION;

HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SUNLIGHT; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 84877810997     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opo.12051     Document Type: Article

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