Functional Visual Acuity of treated amblyopia
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Factors affecting long term results of successfully treated amblyopia: initial visual acuity and type of amblyopia.
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عنوان ژورنال: JAPANESE ORTHOPTIC JOURNAL
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0387-5172,1883-9215
DOI: 10.4263/jorthoptic.045f115