The case from animal studies for balanced binocular treatment strategies for human amblyopia

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 129-145

  Mitchell, Donald E ^a   Duffy, Kevin R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Critical period; Stereopsis; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANIMAL; BINOCULAR VISION; CRITICAL PERIOD; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REVIEW; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; CRITICAL PERIOD; STEREOPSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84894255638     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opo.12122     Document Type: Review

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