Refractive errors in Cameroonians diagnosed with complete oculocutaneous albinism

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 1491-1495

  Eballé, André Omgbwa ^a,c   Mvogo, Côme Ebana ^b   Noche, Christelle ^d   Akono Zoua, Marie Evodie ^b   Viola Dohvoma, Andin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c Yaounde Gynaeco Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital   (Cameroon)

^d Université des Montagnes ^*  (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Albinism; Cameroon; Refraction; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CAMEROON; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; HYPERMETROPIC ASTIGMATISM; LOW VISION; MALE; MYOPIA; MYOPIC ASTIGMATISM; OCULOCUTANEOUS ALBINISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFRACTION ERROR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84880606901     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S38194     Document Type: Article

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