Evaluation of the functions of the parvocellular and magnocellular pathways in strabismic amblyopia

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 215-221

  Demirci, Hakan ^a,b   Gezer, Acun ^a   Sezen, Fazil ^a   Ovali, Tunc ^a   Demiralp, Tamer ^a   Isoglu Alkoc, Ummuhan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Apt 302 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; PARVOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AMBLYOPIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0036628697     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0191-3913-20020701-09     Document Type: Article

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