Amblyopia: A neuro-ophthalmic view

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-231

  Hoyt, Creig S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; STRABISMUS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AMBLYOPIA; HUMANS;

EID: 24944517777     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wno.0000177304.67715.ba     Document Type: Conference Paper

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