Amblyopia in Astigmatic Infants and Toddlers
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Amblyopia in astigmatic infants and toddlers.
PURPOSE To determine whether reduced astigmatism-corrected acuity for vertical (V) and/or horizontal (H) gratings and/or meridional amblyopia (MA) are present before 3 years of age in children who have with-the-rule astigmatism. METHODS Subjects were 448 children, 6 months through 2 years of age with no known ocular abnormalities other than with-the-rule astigmatism, who were recruited throug...
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عنوان ژورنال: Optometry and Vision Science
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1040-5488
DOI: 10.1097/opx.0b013e3181d951c8