Application of ChromaGen haploscopic lenses to patients with dyslexia: A double-masked, placebo-controlled trial

Optometry

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 629-640

  Harris, David ^a   MacRow Hill, Susan J ^b  

^a Ultralase   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ChromaGen; Contact lenses; Distortion; Dyslexia; Haploscopic: reading difficulty; Tints

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; CONTACT LENSES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; READING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033210423     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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