The importance of sustained attention for patients with maculopathies

Vision Research

Volumn 40, Issue 10-12, 2000, Pages 1539-1547

  Altpeter, E ^a   Mackeben, M ^b   Trauzettel Klosinski, S ^a  

^a Div Experimental Ophthalmic Surgery   (Germany)

^b SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixation; Maculopathy; Preferred retinal locus; Sustained attention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; READING; RETINAL DISEASES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0034002605     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(00)00059-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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