Vision screening for correctable visual acuity deficits in school-age children and adolescents

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2018, Issue 2, 2018, Pages

  Evans, Jennifer R ^a   Morjaria, Priya ^a   Powell, Christine ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EVENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CORRECTABLE VISUAL ACUITY DEFICIT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; SPECTACLES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 84964205884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005023.pub3     Document Type: Review

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