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Application of big-data for epidemiological studies of refractive error.

PLoS ONE, 2021
PurposeTo examine whether data sourced from electronic medical records (EMR) and a large industrial spectacle lens manufacturing database can estimate refractive error distribution within large populations as an alternative to typical population surveys ...
Michael Moore, James Loughman, John S Butler, Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl, Daniel I Flitcroft   +5 more
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Prevalence of Refractive Error and Associated Risk Factors in School-Age Children in Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Lumbini Medical College, 2021
Introduction: The most common visual disorder in school age children is refractive error globally. The present study aimed to know the prevalence of refractive errors and explore the factors associated with the refractive error in school-age children in ...
Keshav Raj Bhandari, Deepak Bahadur Pachhai, Chet Raj Pant, Ashish Jamarkattel   +3 more
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Stereoacuity after photorefractive keratectomy in myopia

Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 2016
Purpose: Stereopsis, as a part of visual function, is the ability of differentiating between the two eyes' views (binocular disparity), due to the eyes' different positions.
Siamak Zarei-Ghanavati, Hamid Gharaee, Alireza Eslampour, Asieh Ehsaei, Mojtaba Abrishami   +4 more
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Assessment of Refractive Status of 5-15 Years Old Children Attending Government Schools of Rural Agra [PDF]

Healthline, 2022
Introduction: In children uncorrected refractive errors have a profound effect on educational and psychosocial development hence it is necessary to estimate the prevalence both at the community and at the school level to aid planning and implementation ...
Himanshu Kumar Yadav, Snigdha Sen, Preeti Gupta, Renu Agrawal, Niranjan Singh   +4 more
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Association between Refractive Error and Decreasing Visus in Pregnant Women [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Refractive error is a problem with focusing light accurately onto the retina due to the shape of the eye. The most common types of refractive error are near-sightedness, far-sightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia.
Adespin, D. . (Dea), Hariyana, B. (Bambang ), Himawan, A. B. (Ari ), Julianti, H. P. (Hari ), Nugroho, T. (Trilaksana )   +4 more
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Changes in forward light scatter parameters as a function of refractive error in young adults [PDF]

, 2020
Background/aims Some aspects of visual performance worsen with increasing myopia. Whilst the underlying causes are not always clear, reduction in retinal image quality is often attributed to structural changes in the posterior myopic eye.
Barbur, J., Nagra, M., Patel, M.
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Profile of refractive error in Ekiti, south western Nigeria

African Vision and Eye Health, 2018
Background: Refractive error is one of the eye disorders with the capability of causing visual impairment. We needed to know the various types and proportion of refractive errors seen in patients attending an eye clinic at the tertiary health centre ...
Iyiade A. Ajayi, Olusola J. Omotoye, Olubunmi Omotoso-Olagoke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Refractive error and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care unit at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundRefractive error is one of the commonly encountered problems during pregnancy and being the cause of deleterious effects on health. Despite its impacts, there is no evidence on the magnitude and associated factors of refractive error among ...
Mengistie Diress, Yigizie Yeshaw, Minychil Bantihun, Baye Dagnew, Adugnaw Ambelu, Mohammed Abdu Seid, Yonas Akalu   +6 more
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Refractive error is associated with intracranial volume [PDF]

, 2018
Myopia is part of the spectrum of refractive error. Myopia is associated with psychometric intelligence and, the link between brain anatomy and myopia has been hypothesized.
Araki, T, Hanawa, S, Iizuka, K, Ikeda, S, Kawashima, R, Kotozaki, Y, Magistro, D, Miyauchi, CM, Nakagawa, S, Nouchi, R, Nozawa, T, Sakaki, K, Sassa, Y, Sekiguchi, A, Shinada, T, Takeuchi, H, Taki, Y, Yamamoto, Y, Yokota, S, Yokoyama, R   +19 more
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Refractive error among school children in Jhapa, Nepal

Journal of Optometry, 2011
Purpose: To evaluate the pattern of refractive errors among school children in Jhapa, Nepal. Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate refractive status of 2236 school children in three government schools and a private school.
Gauri Shankar Shrestha, Digen Sujakhu, Purushottam Joshi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source