Night myopia and driving

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 474-485

  Charman, W N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; CAR DRIVING; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; LUMINANCE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PRESBYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030297668     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0275-5408(96)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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