A first attempt to prevent amblyopia and squint by spectacle correction of abnormal refractions from age 1 year.
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- 1 November 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 69 (11), 851-853
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.69.11.851
Abstract
Spectacle correction of unusually hypermetropic refractions from age 1 year did not reduce the incidence of squint or amblyopia, nor did it lead to a reduction in the severity of residual amblyopia after subsequent occlusion.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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