Visual rehabilitation in patients with myopic maculopathy: Our experience

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 438-442

  Vingolo, Enzo Maria ^a   Salvatore, Serena ^b   Domanico, Daniela ^b   Spadea, Leopoldo ^b   Nebbioso, Marcella ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UOC of Ophthalmology AUSL Latina Ospedale Fiorini Terracina   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY FEEDBACK; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW VISION; MALE; MICROPERIMETER; MYOPIA; MYOPIC MACULOPATHY; PERIMETER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READING; REHABILITATION; RETINA; RETINA MACULOPATHY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ADAPTATION; VISUAL REHABILITATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA, DEGENERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; READING; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; SCOTOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD TESTS;

EID: 84888349173     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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