Prevalence of refractive error in Singaporean Chinese children: the strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive error in young Singaporean Children (STARS) study.
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Dirani, M; Chan, Y-H; Gazzard, G; Hornbeak, DM; Leo, S-W; Selvaraj, P; Zhou, B; Young, TL; Mitchell, P; Varma, R; Wong, TY; Saw, S-M
Published in: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
March 2010
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of refractive error types in Singaporean Chinese children aged 6 to 72 months. METHODS: The Strabismus, Amblyopia and Refractive Error in Singaporean Children (STARS) is a population-based study in southwest Singapore. Door-to-door recruitment of participants was used, with disproportionate random sampling in 6-month increments. Parental questionnaires were administered. Participant eye examinations included logMAR visual acuity, cycloplegic autorefraction, and ocular biometry. Overall and age-specific prevalences of myopia (spherical equivalence [SE]
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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
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1552-5783
Publication Date
March 2010
Volume
51
Issue
3
Start / End Page
1348 / 1355
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Visual Acuity
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Strabismus
- Singapore
- Retinoscopy
- Refractive Errors
- Refraction, Ocular
- Prevalence
- Pilot Projects
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
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Dirani, M., Chan, Y.-H., Gazzard, G., Hornbeak, D. M., Leo, S.-W., Selvaraj, P., … Saw, S.-M. (2010). Prevalence of refractive error in Singaporean Chinese children: the strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive error in young Singaporean Children (STARS) study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 51(3), 1348–1355. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.09-3587
Dirani, Mohamed, Yiong-Huak Chan, Gus Gazzard, Dana Marie Hornbeak, Seo-Wei Leo, Prabakaran Selvaraj, Brendan Zhou, et al. “Prevalence of refractive error in Singaporean Chinese children: the strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive error in young Singaporean Children (STARS) study.” Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 51, no. 3 (March 2010): 1348–55. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.09-3587.
Dirani M, Chan Y-H, Gazzard G, Hornbeak DM, Leo S-W, Selvaraj P, et al. Prevalence of refractive error in Singaporean Chinese children: the strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive error in young Singaporean Children (STARS) study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010 Mar;51(3):1348–55.
Dirani, Mohamed, et al. “Prevalence of refractive error in Singaporean Chinese children: the strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive error in young Singaporean Children (STARS) study.” Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, vol. 51, no. 3, Mar. 2010, pp. 1348–55. Pubmed, doi:10.1167/iovs.09-3587.
Dirani M, Chan Y-H, Gazzard G, Hornbeak DM, Leo S-W, Selvaraj P, Zhou B, Young TL, Mitchell P, Varma R, Wong TY, Saw S-M. Prevalence of refractive error in Singaporean Chinese children: the strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive error in young Singaporean Children (STARS) study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010 Mar;51(3):1348–1355.
Published In
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
DOI
EISSN
1552-5783
Publication Date
March 2010
Volume
51
Issue
3
Start / End Page
1348 / 1355
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Visual Acuity
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Strabismus
- Singapore
- Retinoscopy
- Refractive Errors
- Refraction, Ocular
- Prevalence
- Pilot Projects
- Ophthalmology & Optometry