Disruption and reacquisition of binocular vision in childhood and in adulthood

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 298-302

  Fawcett, Sherry Lynn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Binocular; Childhood; Stereoacuity; Strabismus; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; BINOCULAR VISION; CHILDHOOD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; STRABISMUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; STRABISMUS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 25844485996     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icu.0000180917.64308.f3     Document Type: Review

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