The fixation target influences the near deviation and AC/A ratio in intermittent exotropia

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-30

  Le, Thong ^a   Koklanis, Konstandina ^a,b   Georgievski, Zoran ^a,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTIFACTS; EXOTROPIA; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749242689     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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