A REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THEORIES OF REFRACTIVE ERROR DEVELOPMENT
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
- Vol. 4 (3), 201-213
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1313.1984.tb00357.x
Abstract
A review of theories of the development of refractive errors is presented. These are classified into three major groups: the biological-statistical theories, the use-abuse theories and theories of emmetropization. They are commented upon and their merits contrasted. Current research developments which relate to these theories are discussed.Keywords
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