Critical periods and amblyopia

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 502-505

  Daw, Nigcl W ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; EYE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; NEUROANATOMY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

EID: 0031940966     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.4.502     Document Type: Review

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