Prediction of improved vision in the amblyopic eye after visual loss in the non-amblyopic eye

Lancet

Volumn 360, Issue 9333, 2002, Pages 621-622

  Rahi, Jugnoo S ^a,b,c   Logan, Stuart ^a   Borja, Mario Cortina ^a   Timms, Christine ^b   Russell Eggitt, Isabelle ^b   Taylor, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037167241     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)09775-1     Document Type: Article

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