Retinal illuminance and the dissociation of letter and grating acuity in age-related macular degeneration

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 162-168

  Fosse, Per ^a   Valberg, Arne ^b   Arnljot, Håvard M ^a  

^a Tambartun National Resource Centre of the Visually Impaired   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Grating acuity; Letter acuity; Retinal illuminance; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DISSOCIATION;

ILLUMINANCE;

VISION;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRATING; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0035053662     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200103000-00009     Document Type: Article

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