Use of bioptic amorphic lenses to expand the visual field in patients with peripheral loss

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 518-524

  Szlyk, Janet P ^a,b,e   Seiple, William ^d   Laderman, Denice J ^a   Kelsch, Roger ^c   Ho, Kenneth ^a   Mcmahon, Timothy ^a  

^a University of Illinois Chicago   (United States)

^b JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving; Low vision; Peripheral visual field enhancement

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; VISION AIDS;

BIOPTIC AMORPHIC LENSES; PERIPHERAL VISUAL FIELD ENHANCEMENT;

VISION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROIDEREMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPTOMETRY; PERIPHERAL VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; USHER SYNDROME; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EYE DISEASES, HEREDITARY; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0032126658     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199807000-00021     Document Type: Article

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