Why do children with down syndrome have subnormal vision?

American Orthoptic Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-70

  Morton, Gail V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodative weakness; Down syndrome; Langdon down; Maternal age; Mental retardation; Mongolism; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; NYSTAGMUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFRACTION ERROR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ADAPTATION; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 80052659844     PISSN: 0065955X     EISSN: 15534448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/aoj.61.1.60     Document Type: Article

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