A review of the management of 323 consecutive patients seen in a specific learning difficulties clinic

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 454-466

  Evans, Bruce J W ^a   Patel, Ragini ^a   Wilkins, Arnold J ^b   Lightstone, Anita ^a   Eperjesi, Frank ^a   Speedwell, Lynne ^a   Duffy, John ^a  

^a Institute of Optometry   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHENOPIA; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEARES IRLEN SYNDROME; ORTHOPTICS; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECTACLES; SYNDROME; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0032754010     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.1999.00465.x     Document Type: Review

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