Visual characteristics of natives in Fiji, South Pacific
Andrist, S.; Yolton, R.L.
Journal of the American Optometric Association 57(6): 431-434
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-0244 PMID: 3722686 Document Number: 283530
Data on natives of rural Fiji who have not previously received any vision care are presented. The Fijians were found to have a distribution of refractive errors showing a strong tendency toward emmetropia. The frequency of ocular health problems was found to be low but to increase with age.
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