Visual function before and after the removal of bilateral congenital cataracts in adulthood

Vision Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-210

  Fine, Ione ^a   Smallman, Harvey S ^a,b   Doyle, Peter ^c   MacLeod, Donald I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Pacific Science and Engineering Group Inc   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral congenital cataracts; Contrast constancy; Laser interferometry; Plasticity; Recovery of function; Stiles Crawford effect

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIPLOPIA; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036155371     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(01)00266-8     Document Type: Article

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