Principles of modern low vision rehabilitation

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-312

  Markowitz, Samuel N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTOMETRY; PERIMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTION ERROR; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 33745698457     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/I06-027     Document Type: Article

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