Echobiometric study of ocular growth in patients with amblyopia

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 209-214

  Burtolo, Carmen ^a,b   Ciurlo, Chiara ^a   Polizzi, Anna ^a   Lantieri, Pasquale Bruno ^a   Calabria, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Department of Visual Science ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOBIOMETRY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MALE; MYOPIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AMBLYOPIA; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; MALE; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036628698     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0191-3913-20020701-08     Document Type: Article

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