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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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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
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REFRACTIVE ERRORS

The Professional Medical Journal, 2011
Objective: To know the profile of refractive errors in school age children in DHQ Hospital Karak and group of teaching Hospitals Bannu. Setting: DHQ Hospital Karak and group of Teaching hospitals Bannu. Period: Two years study from August 2007 to August 2009. Design: Descriptive study. Materials & Methods: A work up proforma was prepared for record
MOHAMMAD ALAM, MOHAMMAD FAREED
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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 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
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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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Analytic evaluation of diffuse fluence error in multi-layer scattering media with discontinuous refractive index

, 2012
A simple analytic method of estimating the error involved in using an approximate boundary condition for diffuse radiation in two adjoining scattering media with differing refractive index is presented.
Adrian C. Selden, Liemert
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Prevalence of refractive error in Europe: the European Eye Epidemiology (E3) Consortium [PDF]

, 2015
To estimate the prevalence of refractive error in adults across Europe. Refractive data (mean spherical equivalent) collected between 1990 and 2013 from fifteen population-based cohort and cross-sectional studies of the European Eye Epidemiology (E3 ...
Anastasopoulos, E. (Eleftherios), Bertelsen, G. (Geir), Bron, A. (Alain), Buitendijk, G.H.S. (Gabrielle), Cougnard-Grégoire, A. (Audrey), Creuzot-Garcher, C. (Catherine), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Dartigues, J.-F., Delcourt, C. (Cécile), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Erke, M.G. (Maja Gran), Fletcher, A. (Astrid), Foster, P.J. (Paul J.), Gieger, C. (Christian), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Hofman, A. (Albert), Hogg, R. (Ruth), Höhn, R. (René), Khawaja, A.P. (Anthony P.), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Korobelnik, J.-F. (Jean-François), Kuijpers, R.W.A.M. (Robert), Luben, R.N. (Robert N.), Mahroo, O. (Omar), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Pfeiffer, N. (Norbert), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Topouzis, F. (Fotis), Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Von Hanno, T. (Therese), Williams, K.M. (Katie M.), Wolfram, C. (Christian)   +33 more
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Prevalence and distribution of uncorrected refractive error among school children in the Bongo District of Ghana

Cogent Medicine, 2021
To estimate the prevalence and distribution of uncorrected refractive error among school children in the Bongo District of Ghana. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 12–15-year-old children in eighteen public junior high schools in ...
Frederick A Asare, Priya Morjaria
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Stereoacuity Among Patients with Refractive Error at University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Clinical Optometry, 2021
Mikias Mered Tilahun, Mohammed Seid Hussen, Getasew Alemu Mersha, Biruk Lelisa Eticha Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, University of Gondar, Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Getasew Alemu Mersha POB: 196 Tel
Tilahun MM, Hussen MS, Mersha GA, Eticha BL   +3 more
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