Factors influencing visual rehabilitation after occlusion therapy in unilateral amblyopia in children

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 497-505

  Menon, Vimla ^a   Chaudhuri, Zia ^a   Saxena, Rohit ^a   Gill, Kulwant ^a   Sachdeva, M M ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Compliance; Occlusion therapy; Visual rehabilitation; Visual screening

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CHILD; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EYE FIXATION; EYE REFRACTION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; REHABILITATION CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33644515009     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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