Efficacy of treatment for convergence insufficiency using vision therapy

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 565-571

  Adler, Paul ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence insufficiency; Treatment; Vision therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHENOPIA; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; HUMAN; OPTOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHENOPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036832465     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2002.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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