Syndrome of Myelinated Retinal Nerve Fibers, Myopia, and Amblyopia: A Review

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 588-596

  Tarabishy, Ahmad B ^a   Alexandrou, Terry J ^a   Traboulsi, Elias I ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

amblyopia; congenital abnormalities; myelinated retinal nerve fibers; myopia; optic nerve dysplasia; optic nerve hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; EYE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LITERATURE; MYELINATED NERVE; MYOPIA; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA NERVE CELL; REVIEW; STRABISMUS;

AMBLYOPIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MYOPIA; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 36049032092     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.08.016     Document Type: Review

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