A randomized clinical trial of bifocal glasses for myopic children with esophoria: Results after 54 months

Optometry

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 470-476

  Fulk, George W ^a   Cyert, Lynn A ^a   Parker, Donald E ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifocal glasses; Children; Esophoria; Myopia; Single vision glasses; Vitreous chamber

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPECTACLES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ESOTROPIA; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036688857     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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