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Original Article

Fusional Vergence Measures and Their Significance in Clinical Assessment

Fiona J. RoweDirectorate of Orthoptics and Vision Science, University of Liverpool, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD, DBO
Pages 48-57 | Received 17 Aug 2009, Accepted 27 Jan 2010, Published online: 03 Jun 2010

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