Arabic near test chart for partially sighted patients

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 450-452

  Oduntan, Alabi O ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030247078     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0275-5408(96)00023-3     Document Type: Article

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