Spatial frequency dependent observer bias in the measurement of contrast sensitivity

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 513-519

  Woods, Russell L ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GRATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0030298201     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0275-5408(96)00017-8     Document Type: Article

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