Open AccessRelative Peripheral Refractive Error and the Risk of Onset and Progression of Myopia in Children
Author(s) -
Donald O. Mutti,
Loraine T. Sinnott,
G. Lynn Mitchell,
Lisa A. JonesJordan,
Melvin L. Moeschberger,
Susan A. Cotter,
Robert N. Kleinstein,
Ruth E. Manny,
J. Daniel Twelker,
Karla Zadnik
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.09-4826
Subject(s) - refractive error , dioptre , medicine , relative risk , confidence interval , odds ratio , ophthalmology , peripheral , eye disease , visual acuity
To investigate whether relative peripheral hyperopia is a risk factor for either the onset of myopia in children or the rate of myopic progression.
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