TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - Visual characteristics of rural Central and South Americans
JO  - Journal of the American Optometric Association
A1  - Wharton, K. R.
A1  - Yolton, R. L.
SP  - 426
EP  - 430
VL  - 57
IS  - 6
N2  - Rural inhabitants of Venezuela, Ecuador and Honduras were examined by volunteer optometry student interns. The resulting data indicate significantly lower best-corrected distance visual acuities, a greater prevalence of many ocular pathologies, less frequent occurrence of myopia, and an earlier onset of presbyopia than is found in the general United States population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-0244
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -