The "sunglasses sign" predicts nonorganic visual loss in neuro-ophthalmologic practice

Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 218-221

  Bengtzen, R ^a   Woodward, M ^a   Lynn, M J ^b   Newman, N J ^a   Biousse, V ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; EYE COLOR; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; NONORGANIC VISUAL LOSS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTACLES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 38149092664     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000287090.98555.56     Document Type: Article

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