Reading performance in children with low vision

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 148-154

  Lovie Kitchin, Jan E ^a   Bevanm, Jennifer D ^a   Hein, Bronwyn ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Low Incidence Unit Vision Impairment Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acuity reserve; Magnification; Paediatric low vision; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644442118     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2001.tb04958.x     Document Type: Article

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