American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 137, Issue 2 , Pages 278-282 , February 2004

Comparison of the amblyopia treatment study hotv and electronic-early treatment of diabetic retinopathy study visual acuity protocols in children aged 5 to 12 years

This study was presented in part at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, San Diego, California, December 8, 2002.

  • Melissa L. Rice, OD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    • ,
  • David A. Leske

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    • ,
  • Jonathan M. Holmes, MD, BM, BCh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Jonathan M. Holmes, MD, BM, BCh, Department of Ophthalmology, E7, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; fax: (507) 284-8566

,Accepted 7 August 2003.

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☆ Biosketches and/or additional material at www.ajo.com doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2003.08.016This study was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (EY11751), by Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, New York (to J.M.H. as Olga Keith Weiss Scholar and an unrestricted grant to the Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic), and by the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

PII: S0002-9394(03)00954-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.08.016

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 137, Issue 2 , Pages 278-282 , February 2004

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