Amblyopia in astigmatic children: Patterns of deficits

Vision Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-326

  Harvey, Erin M ^a,b   Dobson, Velma ^a,c   Miller, Joseph M ^a,b   Clifford Donaldson, Candice E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Astigmatism; Children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GRATING; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISION DISORDERS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33846234292     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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