Refractive error changes in children with intermittent exotropia under overminus lens therapy;Alterações nos vícios refracionais em crianças com exotropia intermitente submetidas ao tratamento por meio da hipercorreção com lentes negativas

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 751-754

  de Paula, Jayter Silva ^a   Ibrahim, Fuad Moraes ^a   Martins, Marcia Clivati ^a   Amaral Bicas, Harley Edison ^a   Velasco e Cruz, Antonio Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Exotropia; Eyeglasses; Myopia; Refractive error; Strabismus

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549143687     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492009000600002     Document Type: Article

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