The present and potential impact of research on animal models for clinical treatment of stimulus deprivation amblyopia

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-18

  Mitchell, Donald E ^a   Mackinnon, Sarah ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Critical periods; Deprivation; Stereopsis; Treatment; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANIMAL; BINOCULAR VISION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TIME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; ANIMALS; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TIME FACTORS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036359024     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2002.tb03067.x     Document Type: Review

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