A comparison between different contrast sensitivity tests in the detection of amblyopia

Strabismus

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 167-184

  Rydberg, Agneta ^a   Han, Ying ^a   Lennerstrand, Gunnar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity function (CSF); Grating tests; Optotype tests; Spatial frequency band; Strabismic amblyopia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRATING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031445512     PISSN: 09273972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273979709044533     Document Type: Article

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