Double-masked randomised placebo-controlled trial of the effect of prismatic corrections on rate of reading and the relationship with symptoms

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 555-565

  O'Leary, Claire I ^a,b   Evans, Bruce J W ^a,b,c  

^a Cole Martin Tregaskis Optometrists ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Optometry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthenopia; Heterophoria; Prism; Rate of reading; Symptoms; Visual performance

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESOPHORIA; EXERCISE; EXOPHORIA; EYE REFRACTION; HETEROPHORIA; HUMAN; HYPERPHORIA; LENS; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALLETT UNIT FIXATION DISPARITY TEST; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER; WILKINS RATE OF READING TEST;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHENOPIA; EYEGLASSES; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; READING; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33747134792     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2006.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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