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dc.title | Myopia in Singapore kindergarten children | |
dc.contributor.author | Saw, S.-M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Seenyen, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Yap, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tan, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chew, S.-J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-01T06:58:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-01T06:58:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2001 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Saw, S.-M.,Chan, B.,Seenyen, L.,Yap, M.,Tan, D.,Chew, S.-J. (2001). Myopia in Singapore kindergarten children. Optometry 72 (5) : 286-291. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 15291839 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/113804 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether close-up work was related to myopia in Singapore kindergarten children. Methods: One hundred twenty-eight children, ages 3 to 7 years, from a kindergarten in Singapore were examined by cycloplegic autorefraction. The parents also completed a questionnaire on the different types of close-up work activities each child was engaged in, socioeconomic status, and parental history of myopia. Results: Myopic children spent 3.0 hours per day (median) on close-up work activity, while nonmyopic children spent 2.0 hours per day (median) on close-up work activity. The prevalence of myopia in the sample was 8.6%. Conclusion: Close-up work activity was not related to myopia in pre-school children. | |
dc.source | Scopus | |
dc.subject | Close-up work activity | |
dc.subject | Epidemiology | |
dc.subject | Refractive error | |
dc.subject | Singapore | |
dc.type | Review | |
dc.contributor.department | COMMUNITY,OCCUPATIONAL & FAMILY MEDICINE | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | Optometry | |
dc.description.volume | 72 | |
dc.description.issue | 5 | |
dc.description.page | 286-291 | |
dc.identifier.isiut | NOT_IN_WOS | |
Appears in Collections: | Staff Publications |
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