Amblyopia: the need for a new approach?
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چکیده
Follow-up of a series of 221 children identified by the present methods of screening, and presenting consecutively with squint and/or amblyopia, shows that there has been no demonstrable improvement in the overall incidence and severity of amblyopia 3 or more years later. A new approach to the problem is required, and this might be based on the identification and treatment of amblyopia during the 'sensitive period'.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 63 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979