The negative impact of amblyopia from a population perspective: untreated amblyopia almost doubles the lifetime risk of bilateral visual impairment
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The negative impact of amblyopia from a population perspective: untreated amblyopia almost doubles the lifetime risk of bilateral visual impairment
Abstract
Van Leewen et al's work provides valuable data, moving us closer to determining whether preschool vision screening can be justified
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Risk of bilateral visual impairment in individuals with amblyopia: the Rotterdam study.Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Nov;91(11):1450-1. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.113670. Epub 2007 May 23. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007. PMID: 17522151 Free PMC article.
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