A push-pull treatment for strengthening the 'lazy eye' in amblyopia

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Ooi, Teng Leng ^a   Su, Yong R ^a   Natale, Danielle M ^a   He, Zijiang J ^b  

^a SALUS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EYE DOMINANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LETTER; MALE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHOTOSTIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DOMINANCE, OCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876772170     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.03.004     Document Type: Letter

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