Treatment for amblyopia: Results using occlusive contact lens

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 319-322

  Eustis, H Sprague ^a,b   Chamberlain, David ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECURRENCE RISK; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT LENSES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029860130     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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