Effects of cataract and scotoma on visual acuity: A simulation study

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 468-473

  Fine, Elisabeth M ^a,b   Rubin, Gary S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related maculopathy (ARM); Cataract models; Low vision; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; VISION;

CATARACT; VISUAL ACUITY;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SCOTOMA; SIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; CATARACT; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SCOTOMA; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0032793508     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199907000-00022     Document Type: Article

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