| Identifier |
20070213_nanos_posters_013.pdf |
| Title |
Case Report: The Use of Levodopa in the Treatment of Refractory Bilateral Amblyopia Secondary to High Bilateral Hypermetropia |
| Creator |
Michael Abrams |
| Affiliation |
Excel Eye Center, Orem, Utah |
| Subject |
Bilateral Amblyopia; Dopamine; Unilateral Amblyopia |
| Description |
The standard treatment of bilateral amblyopia secondary to uncorrected high bilateral hypermetropia has been spectacles and time. Unfortunately the visual outcome can sometimes be subnormal visual acuity in both eyes. This report describes a patient who was failing standard treatment and then responded dramatically to levodopa. |
| Date |
2007-02-13 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2007 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2007: Poster Presentations |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6b311qv |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
180963 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b311qv |
