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Original Article

The value of training accommodative facility for ball sports

, BScOptom MScOptom PhD GradCertEd FAAO, , BSc(Hons) MCOptom PhD, , BSc(Hons) PhD, , BAppSc(Optom) (Hons) PhD & , BSc(Hons) MCOptom PhD
Pages 127-132 | Received 23 Apr 2009, Accepted 22 Jul 1997, Published online: 15 Apr 2021

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