The effect of bilberry nutritional supplementation on night visual acuity and contrast sensitivity

Alternative Medicine Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 164-173

  Muth, Eric R ^a   Laurent, John M ^a   Jasper, Purcell ^b  

^a Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b Optometrist in the U States Navy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANOSIDE; ANTIOXIDANT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTHOCYANINS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034090736     PISSN: 10895159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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