Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 85, Issue 10 , Pages 1667-1678 , October 2004

Oculomotor rehabilitation in acquired brain injury: A case series1

Presented in part to the American Academy of Optometry, December 2002, San Diego, CA, and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, May 2003, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

  • Neera Kapoor, OD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Clinical Science, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Neera Kapoor, OD, MS, Dept of Clinical Science, SUNY/State College of Optometry, Raymond J. Greenwald Rehabilitation Center, 33 W 42nd St, New York, NY, 10036, USA
    • ,
  • Kenneth J. Ciuffreda, OD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vision Sciences, SUNY/State College of Optometry, Raymond J. Greenwald Rehabilitation Center, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Ying Han, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vision Sciences, SUNY/State College of Optometry, Raymond J. Greenwald Rehabilitation Center, New York, NY, USA

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☆ Supported by the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation (project no. 177).

PII: S0003-9993(04)00292-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.12.044

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 85, Issue 10 , Pages 1667-1678 , October 2004

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