Comparison of visual acuity levels in pediatric patients with amblyopia using Wright figures©, Allen optotypes, and Snellen letters

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-52

  Cem Mocan, Mehmet ^a   Najera Covarrubias, Mario ^a   Wright, Kenneth W ^a,b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 13844314573     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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