Nonsurgical treatment for esotropia secondary to Arnold-Chiari I malformation: A case report

Optometry

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 472-478

  Baxstrom, Curtis R ^a  

^a Northwest Vision and Learning Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arnold Chiari I malformation; Decompression; Diplopia; Esotropia; Fusion; Nystagmus; Prism adaptation; Strabismus; Vergence adaptation; Vision therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ESOTROPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPTICS;

EID: 69149105694     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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