Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 81, Issue 9 , Pages 469-475 , September 2010

Vergence adaptation in clinical vergence testing

  • Catherine McDaniel, O.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Catherine McDaniel, O.D., University of Houston College of Optometry, 505 J Davis Armistead Bldg., Houston, Texas 77204-2020.
    • ,
  • Nick Fogt, O.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • The Ohio State University College of Optometry and the Department of Ophthalmology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

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doi: 10.1016/j.optm.2010.01.012

Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 81, Issue 9 , Pages 469-475 , September 2010

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