Risk of bilateral visual impairment in individuals with amblyopia: The Rotterdam study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1450-1451

  Van Leeuwen, Redmer ^a   Eijkemans, Marinus J C ^a   Vingerling, Johannes R ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   De Jong, Paulus T V M ^a   Simonsz, Huib J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBLYOPIA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; TIME FACTORS; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 35748986107     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.113670     Document Type: Article

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