Defining amblyopia: The need for a joint classification

Strabismus

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-20

  Ohlsson, Josefin ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Anisometropia; Classification; Refractive errors; Treatment; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; CLASSIFICATION;

AMBLYOPIA; HUMANS; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 18944392446     PISSN: 09273972     EISSN: 17445132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273970590890949     Document Type: Article

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