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The prescribing of prisms in clinical practice

Author: Lyle S. Gray

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 5/2008

Abstract

The use of prisms in cases of decompensated heterophoria is an established treatment modality. The clinical literature lacks consensus upon the appropriate use of prisms, and fails to provide the necessary evidence base. While the experimental literature can guide the practitioner, the lack of double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical studies needs to be addressed.

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Title: The prescribing of prisms in clinical practice
Author: Lyle S. Gray
Publication date: 01-05-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 5/2008
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-008-0799-2

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