Evaluation of visual acuity in a historical cohort of 137 patients treated for amblyopia by occlusion 30-35 years ago;Visusevaluierung in einer historischen kohorte von 137 okkludierten patienten, 30-35 jahre nach ende der okklusionsbehandlung

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-46

  Simonsz Toth B ^a   Loudon, S E ^a   Van Kempen du Saar, H ^b   Van De Graaf, E S ^a   Groenewoud, J H ^a   Simonsz, H J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Waterland Krankenhaus Purmerend   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Anisometropia; Occlusion therapy; Strabismus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE FIXATION; EYELID CLOSURE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33947520168     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-927209     Document Type: Article

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