Light exposure and eye growth in childhood

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 6779-6787

  Read, Scott A ^a   Collins, Michael J ^a   Vincent, Stephen J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Light exposure; Myopia; Outdoor activity; Refractive error

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE AXIS LENGTH; EYE GROWTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; EMMETROPIA; EYE; EYE REFRACTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; AXIAL LENGTH, EYE; BIOMETRY; CHILD; EMMETROPIA; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTION, OCULAR;

EID: 84945130546     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-15978     Document Type: Article

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