Evaluation of central, steady, maintained fixation grading for predicting inter-eye visual acuity difference to diagnose and treat amblyopia in strabismic patients

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 281-284

  Kothari, Mihir ^a   Bhaskare, Amar ^b   Mete, Deepali ^b   Toshniwal, Svetlana ^c   Doshi, Priti ^a   Kaul, Shalini ^c  

^a Jyotirmay Eye Clinic   (India)

^b Mahatme Eye Hospital and Eye Bank   (India)

^c ADITYA JYOT EYE HOSPITAL PVT LTD   (India)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Fixation preference testing; Strabismus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 68249150593     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.53052     Document Type: Article

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