Optical Treatment of Amblyopia in Astigmatic Children. The Sensitive Period for Successful Treatment

Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2293-2301

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

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINDERGARTEN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; SPECTACLES; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ASTIGMATISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 36549062475     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.03.021     Document Type: Article

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