Foveal acuity, peripheral acuity and search performance: A review

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 113-119

  Chan, Alan H S ^a   Courtney, Alan J ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Foveal acuity; Peripheral acuity; Visual lobe; Visual search

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; VISION AIDS;

AXIS LOBE LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CARD SORTING TASK; FOVEAL ACUITY; PERIPHERAL ACUITY; SEARCH PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FIELD MAPPING; VISUAL LOBE; VISUAL SEARCH;

VISION;

ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030248333     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8141(95)00073-9     Document Type: Article

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