Extensive peripapillary myelinated nerve fibers, high ipsilateral myopia and refractory amblyopia;Fibres à myéline péripapillaires étendues, myopie forte ipsilatégeralle et amblyopie réfractaire

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 188-190

  Laghmari, M ^a,b   Boutimzine, N ^a   Karim, A ^a   Daoudi, R ^a   Mohcine, Z ^a  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b NONE   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; High myopia; Myelinated nerve fibers

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYELINATED NERVE; MYOPIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFRACTION ERROR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 1642309264     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0181-5512(04)96118-9     Document Type: Article

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