Standardized measurement of visual acuity

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-53

  Ricci, F ^a   Cedrone, C ^a   Cerulli, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast; Forced choice; Iuminance; LogMAR; Optotype charts; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE PERCEPTION; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LIGHT; PRINTING; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031942093     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.5.1.41.1499     Document Type: Review

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