Correcting Indigenous Australians' refractive error and presbyopia

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 320-328

  Anjou, Mitchell D ^a   Boudville, Andrea I ^a   Taylor, Hugh R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indigenous Australians; Poor near vision; Presbyopia; Refractive error; Spectacles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTOMETRY; ORGANIZATION; PRESBYOPIA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFRACTION ERROR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORKSHOP;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PRESBYOPIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 84878937778     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2012.02886.x     Document Type: Article

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