Efficacy of treatment modalities in refractive amblyopia

Optometry

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 399-404

  Krumholtz, Ira ^a   Fitzgerald, David ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Quality management; Refractive amblyopia; Treatment modalities; Vision therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFRACTION ERROR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SPECTACLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033142226     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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