The psychometric function and reaction times of automated perimetry in normal and abnormal areas of the visual field in patients with glaucoma

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 878-885

  Wall, Michael ^a   Maw, Richard J ^a   Stanek, Kim E ^a   Chauhan, Balwantray C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

glaucoma; perimetry; reaction times; visual testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED PERIMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; PHYSICAL SENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMETRY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0029874371     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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