Inferring myopia over the lifecourse from uncorrected distance visual acuity in childhood

AIM: To report the usefulness of uncorrected distance visual acuity (DVA) at 16 years to “screen” for myopia status and to assess the lifetime risk of myopia, based on a national birth cohort. METHODS: 1867 members of the 1958 British birth cohort for whom there were data on acuity at 16 years had a...

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Main Authors: Cumberland, Phillippa M, Peckham, Catherine S, Rahi, Jugnoo S
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 2007
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Clinical Science - Scientific Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1857620/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17020900
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2006.102277
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