Efficacy of occlusion for strabismic amblyopia: Can an optimal duration be identified?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 572-578

  Cleary, Marie ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCLUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; BANDAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EYEGLASSES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRABISMUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034037535     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.6.572     Document Type: Article

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