Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 81, Issue 8 , Pages 387-393 , August 2010

Use of Bangerter filters with adults having intractable diplopia

  • Robert P. Rutstein, O.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Robert P. Rutstein, O.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Optometry, 1716 University Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0010.

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PII: S1529-1839(10)00068-0

doi: 10.1016/j.optm.2010.01.009

Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 81, Issue 8 , Pages 387-393 , August 2010

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