Scanning laser densitometry and color perimetry demonstrate reduced photopigment density and sensitivity in two patients with retinal degeneration

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 3630-3641

  Tornow, R P ^a   Stilling, R ^a   Zrenner, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Color perimetry; Photopigment distribution; Retinal degeneration; Scanning laser densitometry; Sensitivity profiles

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY;

ADULT; CONES (RETINA); DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMETRY; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RODS (RETINA);

EID: 0032783181     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(99)00090-5     Document Type: Article

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