Using the KM visual acuity chart for more reliable evaluation of amblyopia compared to the HVOT method

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 547-551

  Moutakis, Konstantin ^a   Stigmar, Göran ^a   Hall Lindberg, Janet ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Crowding; HVOT chart; KM chart; Monoyer chart; Preschool vision testing; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 6344294038     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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