Amblyopia

References

Citations

1. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2004). Screening for visual impairment in children younger than age 5 years: Recommendation statement. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Available online: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsvsch.htm.

2. American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Ophthalmology, et al. (2006). Screening examination of premature infants for retinopathy of prematurity. Pediatrics, 117(2): 572–576. [Errata in Pediatrics, 117(4): 1468 and Pediatrics, 118(3): 1324.]

3. Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (2005). Randomized trial of treatment of amblyopia in children aged 7 to 17 years. Archives of Ophthalmology, 123(4): 437–447.

4. Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (2003). A randomized trial of patching regimens for treatment of moderate amblyopia in children. Archives of Ophthalmology, 121(5): 603–611.

Other Works Consulted

• Diamond GR (2004). Amblyopia. In M Yanoff, JS Duker, eds., Ophthalmology, 2nd ed., pp. 615–621. St. Louis: Mosby.

• Wright KW (2003). Amblyopia and strabismus. In Pediatric Ophthalmology for Primary Care, 2nd ed., pp. 21–32. Denver: American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Author:	Robin Parks, MS	Last Updated: July 17, 2007
Medical Review:	Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Christopher J. Rudnisky, MD, FRCSC - Ophthalmology
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