Contrast letter thresholds in the non-affected eye of strabismic and unilateral eye enucleated subjects

Vision Research

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 3011-3018

  Reed, M J ^a,b,c   Steeves, J K E ^a,b   Steinbach, M J ^a,b,d   Kraft, S ^b   Gallie, B ^b,d  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c 177 Vail Meadows Cres ^*  (Canada)

^d Eye Research Institute of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Eye enucleation; Strabismus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENUCLEATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

EID: 0030249775     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(96)00019-3     Document Type: Article

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