Prevalence of refractive errors in students in Northeastern Brazil Prevalência dos erros refrativos em estudantes do Nordeste Brasileiro

Prevalence of refractive errors in students in Northeastern Brazil Prevalência dos erros refrativos em estudantes do Nordeste Brasileiro

PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of refractive errors in the public and private school system in the city of Natal, Northeastern Brazil. METHODS: Refractometry was performed on both eyes of 1,024 randomly selected students, enrolled in the 2001 school year and the data were evaluated by the SPSS...

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Main Authors: Carlos Alexandre de Amorim Garcia, Fernando Oréfice, Gabrielle Fernandes Dutra Nobre, Dilene de Brito Souza, Marta Liliane Ramalho Rocha, Raul Navarro Garrido Vianna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2005-06-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Erros de refração
Miopia
Astigmatismo
Hiperopia
Estudantes
Refractive errors
Myopia
Astigmatism
Hyperopia
Students
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