Measurement of position acuity in strabismus and amblyopia: Specificity of the vernier VEP paradigm

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4563-4570

  Chen, Sean I ^a,b   Norcia, Anthony M ^a   Pettet, Mark W ^a   Chandna, Arvind ^b  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; EARLY ONSET ESOTROPIA; EVALUATION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYE POSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRABISMUS; VALIDITY; VERNIER VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIAL PARADIGM; INFANT; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOTROPIA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33644813910     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-0792     Document Type: Article

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