Psychological Stress in Childhood and Myopia Development.
Background: Myopia is a common human vision problem and is increasing in prevalence, yet its etiology remains unclear. A role of psychological stress in the etiology of various ocular disturbances has been suggested, but virtually no research has explored a possible link between psychological stress...
| Publicado en: | Optometry & Visual Performance Vol. 2; no. 6; pp. 289 - 297 |
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Optometric Extension Program
Dec2014
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