Refractive error - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A refractive error, or refraction error, is an error in the focusing of light by the eye and a frequent reason for reduced visual acuity. ...
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Refractive Errors: MedlinePlus
10 Aug 2009 ... Glasses or contact lenses can usually correct refractive errors. ... Refractive Errors(American Academy of Ophthalmology) ...
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Introduction: Refractive Error: Merck Manual Professional
Refractive errors are failure of the eye to focus images sharply on the retina, causing blurred vision (see Fig. 1: Refractive Error: Errors of Refraction. ...
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Facts About Refractive Errors [NEI]
Refractive errors include myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, and astigmatism, ... Refractive errors can usually be corrected with eyeglasses or contact lens. ...
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Refractive error blindness.
Recent data suggest that a large number of people are blind in different parts of the world due to high refractive error because they are not using ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11285669...
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Refractive Errors [NEI Health Information]
Refractive errors include nearsightedness and farsightedness, eye conditions that are very common. Most people have one or more of them. ...
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/errors/index.asp...
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Refractive Error Study in Children: results from Mechi Zone, Nepal.
PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of refractive error and vision impairment in school age children in the terai area of the Mechi zone in Eastern Nepal. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10764850...
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Refractive Disorders: Eye Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
However, refractive surgery is not recommended for all people with refractive errors. For example, people whose ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec20/ch226/ch226a.html...
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Two strategies for correcting refractive errors in school students ...
Two strategies for correcting refractive errors in school students in Tanzania: randomised comparison, with implications for screening programmes. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18156372...
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Objective 28-3: Impairment Due to Refractive Errors [HV2010 ...
Approximately 60 percent of Americans have refractive errors or defects that could be corrected to give them sharper vision. ...
http://www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov/exams/errors.asp...
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