The iPod binocular home-based treatment for amblyopia in adults: Efficacy and compliance

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 389-398

  Hess, Robert F ^a   Babu, Raiju Jacob ^b   Clavagnier, Simon ^a   Black, Joanna ^c   Bobier, William ^b   Thompson, Benjamin ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Children's vision; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; BINOCULAR VISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MP3 PLAYER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MP3-PLAYER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906313972     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12192     Document Type: Article

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