Pediatric vision screening.
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Pediatric Vision Screening: some General Knowledge for Pediatricians
Primary vision care is recommended for infants and young children .Childhood is critical time to prevent loss of vision and to optimize treatment so some eye disorders in children must be diagnosed at this time.To detect risk factors and visual abnormalities, the eye screening done by pediatricians and other primary care providers is necessary. The process that should occur at each child visit ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Pediatrics in review
دوره 34 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013