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Focus on Myopia – Pathogenesis and Rising Incidence

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common type of refractive error where close objects appear clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred. Although this vision ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Children of Mothers With HDP Have Greater Risk of Overall, Specific High Refractive Error

A Danish study of nationwide registries estimated a 39% greater risk of high refractive error among children of mothers with hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP ...
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World Council of Optometry joins WHO initiative to reduce uncorrected refractive error

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — The World Council of Optometry has teamed up with WHO to ...
Medscape

Childhood Strabismus Strongly Predicted by Refractive Error

November 28, 2011 — Researchers have found a strong severity-dependent association between refractive error and the prevalence of childhood strabismus, according to ...
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Strategies needed to meet the global challenge of uncorrected refractive error

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — Active outreach, education and ensuring that spectacles are available at an affordable cost are ...