An exploratory study: Prolonged periods of binocular stimulation can provide an effective treatment for childhood amblyopia

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 817-824

  Knox, Pamela J ^a   Simmers, Anita J ^a   Gray, Lyle S ^a   Cleary, Marie ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR STIMULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOSCOPY; SCHOOL CHILD; STRABISMUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; BINOCULAR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84859958080     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-8219     Document Type: Article

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