Old age and the functional consequences of amblyopia

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 429-430

  Simons, Kurt ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMBLYOPIA; BINOCULAR VISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COORDINATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; STRABISMUS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AMBLYOPIA; HUMANS;

EID: 53049104187     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.05.013     Document Type: Editorial

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