Strabismic amblyopia: Part 2: Neural processing

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 200-211

  Asper, Lisa ^a   Crewther, David ^b   Crewthei, Sheila Gillard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Lateral geniculate; Magnocellular; Parvocellular; Strabismus; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944499884     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2000.tb05003.x     Document Type: Article

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