Effects of background light on the human dark-adapted electroretinogram and psychophysical threshold

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 601-612

  Frishman, L J ^a   Reddy, M G ^a   Robson, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b PHYSIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TIME;

ADULT; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030095337     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.13.000601     Document Type: Article

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