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"Twinkle Test" Reveals Blind Spots in Early AMD
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Title "Twinkle Test" Reveals Blind Spots in Early AMD
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/565203?src=rss
Description Ophthalmologists have found that a test of "twinkle after-effect (TwAE)," a type of illusory stimulus, can identify blind spots in people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), even before they are aware of their visual loss. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Ophthalmology
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Date Nov 6, 2007
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