Amblyopia: A mini review of the literature

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-256

  Kanonidou, Evgenia ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF VERIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Cerebral visual impairment; Lazy eye; Unilateral visual deficit

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BINOCULAR VISION; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE DOMINANCE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETINA IMAGE; REVIEW; STRABISMUS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL DEPRIVATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AMBLYOPIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROGNOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79959768584     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: 15732630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-011-9434-z     Document Type: Review

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