Refractive adaptation in amblyopia: Quantification of effect and implications for practice

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1552-1556

  Stewart, Catherine E ^a   Moseley, M J ^a   Fielder, A R ^a   Stephen, D A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; EYE OCCLUSION THERAPY; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; LOGMAR VISUAL ACUITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE ADAPTATION; SPECTACLES; STRABISMUS; THERAPY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 9644268013     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.044214     Document Type: Article

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