Visual field test simulation and error in threshold estimation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 304-308

  Spenceley, S E ^a   Henson, D B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLAUCOMA; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISION TEST; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 0029989168     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.4.304     Document Type: Article

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