Clinical trial of patching versus atropine penalization for the treatment of anisometropic amblyopia in older children

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 493-497

  Menon, Vimla ^a   Shailesh, Gadaginamath ^a   Sharma, Pradeep ^a   Saxena, Rohit ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; HOMATROPINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ALLOPATHY; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE ALLERGY; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; PATCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REDNESS OF THE EYE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLERGY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ATROPINE; CHILD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MYDRIATICS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, MONOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 53049096069     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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