Orthoptic indications for contact lens wear

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 175-181

  Evans, Bruce J W ^a,b  

^a Institute of Optometry   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Aniseikonia; Binocular vision anomalies; Contact lenses; Orthoptics; Prism

Indexed keywords

SILICONE GEL;

AMBLYOPIA; ANISEIKONIA; ANISOMETROPIA; BINOCULAR VISION; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL NYSTAGMUS; CONTACT LENS; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; DIPLOPIA; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MOTIVATION; ORTHOPTICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRABISMUS; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AMBLYOPIA; ANISEIKONIA; CONTACT LENSES; HUMANS; ORTHOPTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISPARITY;

EID: 33748145556     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2006.03.007     Document Type: Review

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