Strabismus — Comparative Validation of "Blinq" and "2WIN" Vision Screeners
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Arnold RW Comparative AAPOS Validation of the Birefringent Amblyopia Screener with Isolated Small-Angle Strabismus. Clin Ophthalmol. 2020 Jan 31;14:325-329. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S242335. eCollection 2020.
Arnold SL, Arnold AW, Sprano JH, Arnold RW Performance of the 2WIN Photoscreener With "CR" Strabismus Estimation in High-Risk Patients. Am J Ophthalmol. 2019 Nov;207:195-203. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.04.016. Epub 2019 May 9.
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Comparative Validation of the Birefringent Amblyopia Screener With Isolated Small-angle Strabismus
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