Repeatability and intercorrelations of standard vision tests as a function of age

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 412-420

  Lovie Kitchin, Jan E ^a   Brown, Brian ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Clinical tests; Contrast sensitivity; High contrast; Logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR); Low contrast; Repeatability; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; OPTOMETERS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

VISION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034253560     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200008000-00008     Document Type: Article

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