The optical treatment of amblyopia

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 629-633

  Moseley, Merrick J ^a   Fielder, Alistair R ^a   Stewart, Catherine E ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Optical treatment; Refractive adaptation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANIMAL MODEL; CONTACT LENS WEAR; OPTICAL TREATMENT; PSYCHOPHYSICAL; REFRACTIVE ADAPTATION; REFRACTIVE CORRECTION; TIME COURSE; TREATMENT; TREATMENT GUIDELINES;

CONTACT LENSES;

LIGHT REFRACTION;

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYELID CLOSURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; STRABISMUS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; ANIMALS; HUMANS; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 68049113573     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181a7b3e5     Document Type: Review

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