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Management of Congenital Nystagmus with and without Strabismus

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Pediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Genetics

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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge support from Shery Thomas, Chris Degg, Nagini Sarvananthan, Rebecca McLean, Mervyn Thomas, Mylvaganam Surendran, and Shegufta Farooq. We thank the Nystagmus Network for their continued interest in and support for nystagmus research. We acknowledge the financial support of Ulverscroft Foundation, Medisearch, National Eye Research Centre, and Nystagmus Network.

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    Anil Kumar

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Ricardo Gutiérrez Children's Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Frank A. Proudlock & Irene Gottlob

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Kumar, A., Proudlock, F.A., Gottlob, I. (2010). Management of Congenital Nystagmus with and without Strabismus. In: Lorenz, B., Brodsky, M.C. (eds) Pediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Genetics. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85851-5_12

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