Refractive errors in an elderly rural Japanese population: The Kumejima study.

The prevalence of refractive errors, which closely relates to visual function difficulties, several ocular disorders, and decreased quality of life, varies among countries and populations. One of the highest prevalence of myopia (spherical equivalent [SE] < -0.5 diopters [D], 41.8%) has been repo...

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Main Authors: Yoshimi Nakamura, Yuko Nakamura, Akiko Higa, Shoichi Sawaguchi, Atsuo Tomidokoro, Aiko Iwase, Makoto Araie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6237349?pdf=render