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Chiasmal crossing defects in disorders of binocular vision

Eye volume 10, pages 222–232 (1996)Cite this article

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Apkarian, P. Chiasmal crossing defects in disorders of binocular vision. Eye 10, 222–232 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1996.50

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Keywords

  • Albinism
  • Non-decussating retinal-fugal fibre syndrome
  • Optic chiasm
  • Stereopsis
  • Nystagmus
  • Visual pathway
  • Visual evoked potentials
  • Eye movements
  • Corpus callosum

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