Amblyopia

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 505-518

  DeSantis, Diana ^a  

^a Children's Eye Physicians   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Atropine; Levodopa; Patching

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; LEVODOPA;

ACUPUNCTURE; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYE SURGERY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OPHTHALMOLOGIST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECTACLES; STRABISMUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AMBLYOPIA; ATROPINE; LEVODOPA; PATCHING;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84901001534     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2014.03.006     Document Type: Review

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