Contrast sensitivity in infants and children with Down syndrome

Vision Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1545-1555

  Courage, Mary L ^a   Adams, Russell J ^a   Hall, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Contrast sensitivity; Contrast sensitivity function; Down syndrome; Spatial vision; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030983375     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(96)00304-5     Document Type: Article

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