Multifaceted treatment of congenital nystagmus: A report of 6 cases

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 114-124

  Leung, Vicki ^a   Wick, Bruce ^a   Bedell, Harold E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital nystagmus; treatment; visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL NYSTAGMUS; CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; MALE; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; ORTHOPTICS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS;

EID: 0029918285     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199602000-00007     Document Type: Article

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