Amblyopia in astigmatic infants and toddlers

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 330-336

  Dobson, Velma ^a,b   Harvey, Erin M ^a,c   Clifford Donaldson, Candice E ^a   Green, Tina K ^a   Miller, Joseph M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Astigmatism; Infants; Meridional amblyopia; Native American; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; ASTIGMATISM CORRECTION; AUTOREFRACTION; CYLINDER LENS; GRATING ACUITY; MERIDIONAL AMBLYOPIA; NATIVE AMERICANS; NEGATIVE INFLUENCE; VISUAL DEVELOPMENT;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

LENSES;

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77951909372     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181d951c8     Document Type: Article

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