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Refractive Error and Visual Impairment in Urban Children in Southern China

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2004 · Vol. 45(3) · pp. 793–793

Mingguang He✉(Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University)Junwen Zeng(Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University)Yizhi Liu(Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University)Jingjing Xu(Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University)Gopal P. Pokharel(World Health Organization)Leon B. Ellwein(National Institutes of Health)

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Abstract

The prevalence of reduced vision because of myopia is high in school-age children living in metropolitan Guangzhou, representing an important public health problem. One third of these children do not have the necessary corrective spectacles. Effective strategies are needed to eliminate this easily treated cause of significant visual impairment.

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Glaucoma and retinal disorders Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsRetinoscopyCycloplegiaRefractive errorOptometryMedicineFundus (uterus)Visual acuityOphthalmologySubjective refractionVisual impairment

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AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolChinaFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsRefraction, OcularRefractive ErrorsUrban PopulationVision DisordersVisual AcuityPrevalencePersons with Visual Disabilities

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