Effect of ocular alignment on emmetropization in children <10 years with amblyopia

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Kulp, Marjean T ^a,b   Foster, Nicole C ^b   Holmes, Jonathan M ^c   Kraker, Raymond T ^b   Melia, B Michele ^b   Repka, Michael X ^d   Tien, D Robbins ^e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; EYE EXAMINATION; HETEROTROPISM; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROTROPIA; ORTHOTROPIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 84866356469     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2012.02.035     Document Type: Article

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