The effects of simulated cataract on reading with normal vision and simulated central scotoma

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 4274-4285

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

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye movements; Reading; Simulated cataract; Simulated scotoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCOTOMA; SIMULATION; VISION;

ADULT; CATARACT; EYE MOVEMENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; READING; SCOTOMA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032836251     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(99)00132-7     Document Type: Article

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