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Research Article

Correlation between reading skills and different measurements of convergence amplitude

Yair Morad Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (affiliated to the Tel Aviv University), Zrifin, Israel, Vision Center, Efrat, Israel
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Robert Lederman Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (affiliated to the Tel Aviv University), Zrifin, Israel, Vision Center, Efrat, Israel
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Isaac Avni Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (affiliated to the Tel Aviv University), Zrifin, Israel, Vision Center, Efrat, Israel
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Daniela Atzmon Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (affiliated to the Tel Aviv University), Zrifin, Israel, Vision Center, Efrat, Israel
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Emmanuelle Azoulay Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (affiliated to the Tel Aviv University), Zrifin, Israel, Vision Center, Efrat, Israel
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Ori Segal Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (affiliated to the Tel Aviv University), Zrifin, Israel, Vision Center, Efrat, Israel
Pages 117-121 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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