Treatment of symptomatic convergence insufficiency in children with a home-based computer orthoptic exercise program

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-124

  Scheiman, Mitchell ^a  

^a SALUS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; CONVERGENCE INSUFFICIENCY; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HOME CARE; ORTHOPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONVERGENCE, OCULAR; EXERCISE THERAPY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; ORTHOPTICS; STRABISMUS;

EID: 79956218608     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: 15283933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2011.03.001     Document Type: Editorial

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