Astigmatic axis and amblyopia in childhood

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-37

  Abrahamsson, Maths ^a   Sjöstrand, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Oblique astigmatism

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; ASTIGMATISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038102647     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2003.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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