Efficacy of neural vision therapy to enhance contrast sensitivity function and visual acuity in low myopia

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 570-577

  Tan, Donald T H ^a   Fong, Allan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MYOPIA; NEURAL VISION ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 41149149588     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.11.052     Document Type: Article

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