Hromatic contrast thresholds as a prognostic test for visual improvement after macular hole surgery: Color vision and macular hole surgery outcome

Retina

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 619-626

  Poon, Wallace K M ^a,b   Ong, Gek L ^a,b   Ripley, Lionel G ^b   Casswell, Anthony G ^a  

^a SUSSEX EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatic contrast thresholds; Color vision; Macular hole surgery; Visual acuity; Visual improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL THRESHOLD; BODY POSTURE; COLOR VISION TEST; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA TEAR; VITRECTOMY;

FLUOROCARBON; OCTAFLUOROPROPANE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLOR PERCEPTION TESTS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROGNOSIS; PRONE POSITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0035543192     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200112000-00009     Document Type: Article

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