Normative values for the nearpoint of convergence of elementary schoolchildren

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 506-512

  Hayes, Gregory J ^a   Cohen, Brett E ^a   Rouse, Michael W ^a   De Land, Paul N ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence insufficiency; Nearpoint of convergence; Normarive values; Standardized protocol; Vision screening

Indexed keywords

PEDIATRICS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

NEARPOINT OF CONVERGENCE (NPC); VISION SCREENING;

BINOCULAR VISION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL VALUE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032125826     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199807000-00019     Document Type: Article

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