Treatment of severe amblyopia with weekend atropine: Results from 2 randomized clinical trials

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 258-263

  Repka, Michael X ^a   Kraker, Raymond T ^b   Beck, Roy W ^b   Birch, Eileen ^c   Cotter, Susan A ^d   Holmes, Jonathan M ^e   Hertle, Richard W ^f   Hoover, Darren L ^g   Klimek, Deborah L ^h   Marsh Tootle, Wendy ⁱ   Scheiman, Mitchell M ^j   Suh, Donny W ^k   Weakley, David R ^l  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g Everett and Hurite Ophthalmic Associates   (United States)

^h Children's Eye Care and Adult Strabismus Surgery   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^j SALUS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k Wolfe Clinic   (United States)

^l CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPECTACLES; STRABISMUS;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ATROPINE; BANDAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRABISMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67449105581     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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