Transient lumanopia: The invisibility of flicker in early dark adaptation

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2509-2519

  Wu, Shuang ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DARK ADAPTATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VISION;

DARK ADAPTATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; VISION;

EID: 0031225565     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.002509     Document Type: Article

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