Predictors of Spectacle Wear and Reasons for Nonwear in Students Randomized to Ready-made or Custom-made Spectacles
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BACKGROUND Uncorrected refractive errors are the commonest cause of visual impairment in children, with myopia being the most frequent type. Myopia usually starts around 9 years of age and progresses throughout adolescence. Hyperopia usually affects younger children, and astigmatism affects all age groups. Many children have a combination of myopia and astigmatism. To correct refractive errors,...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Ophthalmology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2168-6165
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.6906