Refractive Errors
Scientists at Royal Adelaide Hospital report research in refractive errors
Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 20th, 2007
In this recent article published in the journal Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, scientists in Adelaide, Australia conducted a study "To determine the prevalence of distance refractive error among Aboriginal people attending eye clinics in remote South Australia. A clinic-based cross-sectional study was conducted that involved opportunistic sampling of Aboriginal people attending eye clinics in remote South Australia."
"There were 189 individuals who were invited to participate in the study all of whom underwent ophthalmic examination. This examination included measurement of pinhole-corrected visual acuity and non-cycloplegic autorefraction. Automated...
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