Development of spatial contrast sensitivity from infancy to adulthood: Psychophysical data

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 785-789

  Gwiazda, Jane ^a   Bauer, Joseph ^a   Thorn, Frank ^a   Held, Richard ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Contrast sensitivity; Infants; Spatial vision; Visual development

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY FUNCTION;

VISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CHILD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031257790     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199710000-00017     Document Type: Article

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