Ophthalmology
Volume 112, Issue 3 , Pages 478-481 , March 2005

Effects of volcanic ash on ocular symptoms: Results of a 10-year survey on schoolchildren

  • Katsuaki Kimura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medicine and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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  • Taiji Sakamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medicine and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Taiji Sakamoto, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medicine and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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  • Miho Miyazaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Information Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Eisuke Uchino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medicine and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
    • ,
  • Naoko Kinukawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Information Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
    • ,
  • Makoto Isashiki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Isashiki Eye Clinic, Kagoshima, Japan

Received 8 July 2004 ,Accepted 27 September 2004.

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 Manuscript no. 240540.

 Supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Tokyo, Japan (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research no.: 09671804), and the Japanese National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Tokyo, Japan.

PII: S0161-6420(04)01655-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.09.031

Ophthalmology
Volume 112, Issue 3 , Pages 478-481 , March 2005

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