Prismatic correction in patients affected by age-related macular degeneration

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 828-832

  Parodi, Maurizio Battaglia ^a   Toto, Lisa ^b   Mastropasqua, Leonardo ^b   Depollo, Marta ^a   Ravalico, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SPECTACLES; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AGED; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 9144252709     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr801oa     Document Type: Article

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