Optimal compliance for amblyopia therapy: Occlusion with a translucent tape on the lens

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 523-528

  Beneish, Raquel G ^a   Polomeno, Robert C ^a   Flanders, Michael E ^a,b   Koenekoop, Robert K ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Compliance; Translucent tape

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCLUSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL TAPE; TRANSLUCENT TAPE; TRANSPARENT DRESSING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 70349446617     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i09-122     Document Type: Article

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