Contrast sensitivity in one-eyed subjects

Vision Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 175-180

  Nicholas, Julian J ^a   Heywood, Charles A ^a   Cowey, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Development; Enucleation; Hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BINOCULAR VISION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENUCLEATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MONOCULAR DEPRIVATION; MONOCULAR VISION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL DEPRIVATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE ENUCLEATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISION, MONOCULAR;

EID: 0029655290     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(95)00119-K     Document Type: Article

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