Experimental models of amblyopia: Insights for prevention and treatment

Strabismus

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 87-90

  Sengpiel, Frank ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; BINOCULAR VISION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE MODEL; EXPERIENCE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EYELID CLOSURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CORTEX;

AMBLYOPIA; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 80052239776     PISSN: 09273972     EISSN: 17445132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273972.2011.600419     Document Type: Conference Paper

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