Refractive error, visual acuity and causes of vision loss in children in Shandong, China. The Shandong Children Eye Study.

PURPOSE: To examine the prevalence of refractive errors and prevalence and causes of vision loss among preschool and school children in East China. METHODS: Using a random cluster sampling in a cross-sectional school-based study design, children with an age of 4-18 years were selected from kindergar...

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Main Authors: Jian Feng Wu, Hong Sheng Bi, Shu Mei Wang, Yuan Yuan Hu, Hui Wu, Wei Sun, Tai Liang Lu, Xing Rong Wang, Jost B Jonas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3871613?pdf=render