Myopia, light and circadian rhythms

Phillips, John; Backhouse, Simon; Collins, Andrew

dc.contributor.author	Phillips, John	en
dc.contributor.author	Backhouse, Simon	en
dc.contributor.author	Collins, Andrew	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-03-07T22:28:33Z	en
dc.date.issued	2012-03-07	en
dc.identifier.citation	In Advances in Ophthalmology. 141-166. Intech, Croatia 2011	en
dc.identifier.isbn	978-953-307-803-8	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2292/13356	en
dc.description.abstract	1. Introduction Myopia has been investigated scientifically for over a century but the search for an effective remedy has been manifestly unsuccessful. The prevalence of myopia in developed societies has now risen to about 30% in USA (Vitale, Sperduto et al. 2009) and up to 70% in some Asian centres (Lin, Shih et al. 2004). In addition to the socio-economic burden of providing optical corrections for myopia, common myopia limits career choice and increases the risk of glaucoma and cataract	en
dc.publisher	Intech	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Advances in Ophthalmology	en
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dc.title	Myopia, light and circadian rhythms	en
dc.type	Book Item	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.5772/29251	en
pubs.begin-page	141	en
dc.rights.holder	Copyright: Intech	en
pubs.author-url	http://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-ophthalmology/myopia-light-and-circadian-rhythms	en
pubs.end-page	166	en
pubs.place-of-publication	Croatia	en
pubs.publication-status	Published	en
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pubs.elements-id	251399	en
pubs.org-id	Medical and Health Sciences	en
pubs.org-id	Optometry and Vision Science	en
pubs.number	9	en
pubs.record-created-at-source-date	2011-12-05	en