Duration and effect of single-dose atropine: Paralysis of accommodation in penalization treatment of functional amblyopia

Binocular Vision and Strabismus Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-86

  Arnold, Robert W ^a,b   Gionet, Elisha ^a   Hickel, Jason ^a   Owen, Michael ^a   Armitage, M Diane ^a  

^a Ophthalmic Associates   (United States)

^b Pediat Ophthalmology and Strabismus   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CYCLOPENTOLATE; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CILIARY MUSCLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE FIXATION; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; AMBLYOPIA; ATROPINE; CHILD; CILIARY BODY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYDRIATICS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2642540836     PISSN: 10886281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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