Contrast sensitivity: Establishing normative data for use in screening prospective naval pilots

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 28-35

  Grimson, James M ^a   Schallhorn, Steven C ^a   Kaupp, Sandor E ^a  

^a Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Letter chart; Vision testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KERATECTOMY; MALE; NAVY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0036144054     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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