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The authors describe refractive changes in 61 children with unilateral amblyopia who were followed-up for 10 years. In each case the change was towards myopia. The various factors affecting postnatal development of the eye are discussed.
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Nastri, G., Perugini, G.C., Savastano, S. et al. The evolution of refraction in the fixing and the amblyopic eye. Doc Ophthalmol 56, 265–274 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00159077
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