Refractive error and visual impairment in school children in Northern Ireland

Lisa O'Donoghue; Julie F. McClelland; Nicola Logan; Alicja R. Rudnicka; Christopher G Owen; Kathryn J. Saunders

doi:10.1136/bjo.2009.176040

Refractive error and visual impairment in school children in Northern Ireland

Lisa O'Donoghue, Julie F. McClelland, Nicola Logan, Alicja R. Rudnicka, Christopher G Owen, Kathryn J. Saunders

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Abstract

To describe the prevalence of refractive error (myopia and hyperopia) and visual impairment in a representative sample of white school children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1155-1159
Number of pages	5
Journal	British Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	94
Issue number	9
Early online date	6 Mar 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2009.176040
Publication status	Published - Sept 2010

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child
European continental ancestry group
eyeglasses
female
humans
hyperopia
male
myopia
Northern Ireland
patient compliance
prevalence
socioeconomic factors
vision disorders
visual acuity

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