Age-Specific Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Refractive Error in Children Aged 3-10 Years in Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

We assessed changes in age-specific prevalence of refractive error at the time of starting school, by comparing preschool and school age cohorts in Shanghai, China.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.

Title: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

Publisher: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

ISSN (Electronic): 1552-5783

ISSN (Print): 0146-0404

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 01 2016

Volume: 57

Issue: 14

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[1 ] Department of Preventative Ophthalmology, Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center, Shanghai Eye Hospital, Shanghai, China 2Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

[2 ] Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

[3 ] Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

[4 ] Department of Preventative Ophthalmology, Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center, Shanghai Eye Hospital, Shanghai, China.

[5 ] Brien Holden Vision Institute, Rupert Myers Building, Kensington, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

[6 ] Department of Preventative Ophthalmology, Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center, Shanghai Eye Hospital, Shanghai, China 5School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

[7 ] Shanghai Shen Kang Hospital Development Center, Shanghai, China.

[8 ] Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

[9 ] Jiading Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Shanghai, China.

[10 ] Department of Preventative Ophthalmology, Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center, Shanghai Eye Hospital, Shanghai, China 7Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

[11 ] TREE Centre, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 10Zhongshan Ophthalmic Centre, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China 11Orbis International, New York, New York, United States.

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Publisher Item ID: 2585947

DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-20243

PubMed ID: 27842160

SO-VID: 95cb574a-5c52-4710-8d91-002bb5e6ef4e

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