Assessing binocular interaction in amblyopia and its clinical feasibility

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Kwon, MiYoung ^a,b   Lu, Zhong Lin ^c   Miller, Alexandra ^a,b   Kazlas, Melanie ^b,d   Hunter, David G ^b,d   Bex, Peter J ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISION TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISION TESTS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903518483     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100156     Document Type: Article

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