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Implementation of an Educational Cartoon (“the Patchbook”) and Other Compliance-Enhancing Measures by Orthoptists in Occlusion Treatment of Amblyopia

A. M. TjiamDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands;Department of Ophthalmology, Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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W. L. Asjes-TydemanDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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G. HoltslagDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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E. VukovicDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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M. M. SinooDepartment of Health – Orthoptics, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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S. E. LoudonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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J. PasschierDepartment of Psychology and Education, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands;Department of Medical Psychology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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H. J. de KoningDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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H. J. SimonszDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Pages 120-135 | Received 15 Jan 2013, Accepted 20 Jun 2016, Published online: 02 Aug 2016

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