In the absence of strabismus what constitutes a visual deficit in children?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-43

  Shea, Sarah J ^a   Gaccon, L ^a  

^a YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCULAR VISION; MYOPIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; STRABISMUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; STRABISMUS; VISION TESTS; VISION, MONOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 29744439543     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.072009     Document Type: Article

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