Gain and movement time of convergence-accommodation in preschool children

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 835-843

  Suryakumar, R ^a   Bobier, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Convergence accommodation; Gain; Vergence; Visual development

Indexed keywords

LENSES; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

CONVERGENCE-ACCOMODATION; PHOTOREFRACTORS; PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN;

VISION;

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT REFRACTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MALFORMATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIME;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADULT; AGING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONVERGENCE, OCULAR; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 8444242917     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.OPX.0000145026.42124.FC     Document Type: Article

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