Amblyopia after unilateral infantile cataract extraction after six weeks of age
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Monocular infantile cataract, intraocular lenses, and amblyopia.
SIR, We welcome your invitation to reply to the editorial comment on our article,' as we consider Mr David Taylor overstates the case against intraocular lens implantation.) We do not differ on the management of the majority of children presenting with cataract, and are equally aware that amblyopia is the dominant factor in their management and prognosis. We agree that on present knowledge pati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0004-2749
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492009000500009