Validity and repeatability of the modified push-up method for measuring the amplitude of accommodation

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 63-71

  Chen, Ai Hong ^a   O'Leary, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accommodative amplitude; Amplitude of accommodation; Children; Push up method

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008866661     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.1998.tb06628.x     Document Type: Article

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