Stereopsis in patients with albinism: Clinical correlates

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 98-104

  Lee, Katherine A ^a   King, Richard A ^a   Summers, C Gail ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Mayo Mail Code 98   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR ALBINISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBINISM, OCULAR; ALBINISM, OCULOCUTANEOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035318735     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpa.2001.112441     Document Type: Article

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