Retinal Area and Optic Disc Rim Area in Amblyopic, Fellow, and Normal Hyperopic Eyes: A Hypothesis for Decreased Acuity in Amblyopia

Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2259-2261

  Lempert, Philip ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; HYPOTHESIS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTIC DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA RECEPTIVE FIELD; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AMBLYOPIA; AXONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; INTERFEROMETRY; LASERS; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; OPTIC DISK; PHILOSOPHY; RETINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 56549107400     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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